Well, we're
certainly living in a crisis
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and it's a very volatile time.
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Something is changing every day.
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We have seen
supplies and groceries
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run out in supermarkets.
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It's been unbelievable.
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We need help.
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Child Impact has over
3,500 needy children in India,
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Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, and Zambia.
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And when the virus had cease
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Adventist mission schools,
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then their challenges
will be far bigger than ours.
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And not being able
to get toilet paper
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will be the
least of their worries.
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In most cases, they are on
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or below the
poverty line right now.
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There are huge hygiene issues
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and constantly
they lack simple soap
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and as well shortages on
the basic food like rice,
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it will rise in costs.
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And the schools
can hardly afford
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that cost now.
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We must do something.
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Each year, we
have our Rice Appeal.
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So, this year, it's going to
be the Rice and Health Appeal.
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We're going to supply
bulk rice to the schools,
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ensuring the kids eat
and save the school's money.
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And we've done that every year
and we appreciate your support.
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We're going to give every child
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and staff on these
schools some bars of soap,
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and we're also
going to give them
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a health education pamphlet
for them and their families.
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Many simply
don't wash their hands,
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but in this crisis, we must help
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and try to give some education.
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Fortunately, in
most remote areas,
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it has not struck
yet, but when it does,
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there will be a huge effect.
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I know we're suffering.
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But at this time,
could we simply help
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over 20,000 kids
and 150 mission schools?
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If it's successful,
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we will widen the support
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to other
Adventist mission schools.
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The appeal ensures that
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the kids are fed
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and saves the
school's high expense.
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And it also gives
the kids some soap
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and ensuring some
basic simple education.
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I know we're in tough times,
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but could you simply
help in some small way?
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Please go to our
website, childimpact.org
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or give us a call on a week day.
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I know it's hurting us,
but most of us will survive.
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Could we please try
and help these kids?
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Child poverty is
prevalent in Bangladesh,
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particularly in rural areas.
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Four in ten children
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don't survive
to the age of five.
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Many children are underfed
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and one in three face
growth issues as a result.
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In many secluded villages,
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childbirth is not
registered with the government
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and children grow up
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without any of the
privileges of a citizen.
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While education for
children is mandated
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by law enforcement is lacks
and many children work instead.
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Children in rural poverty,
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especially unregistered
ones are at greater risk
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of human
trafficking, forced labor,
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prostitution,
and early marriage.
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With such dire circumstances
many seek a way out.
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A common trend in
Bangladesh is higher education.
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Which has grown in appeal
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as the economy has
become more globally connected.
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The more students study,
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the easier it becomes
for them to get opportunities
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and have independence.
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The main problem with
reaching higher education
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is the requirement
for speaking English.
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A lot of books
and advanced research
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has been done in
English and has become
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more of the global standard.
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The Bengali
language doesn't have
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the same vast
amount of information
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and therefore English has been
pushed for being a main focus
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and getting a more
advanced education.
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English is a big step
for helping these students
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to get to that next level.
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English students seek to improve
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their chances of
getting a quality job,
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which is
difficult in the country
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with almost 89%
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being entirely in
a formal employment,
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which means
they do not have fair
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and regulated systems in place
to make a sustainable income.
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We talked to a teacher at KMMS,
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who experienced firsthand
the challenges of a childhood
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of rural poverty, and
how the lack of education
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would likely
guarantee these children
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never get a good future.
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My name is Lina Biswas.
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I am one of the
teacher of English medium.
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And when I was standard
six that time my father died.
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So my mother had no work
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and she could
not run the family,
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that's why I need sponsorship
and because of sponsorship
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I could finish my study.
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Forced early marriage
is prevalent in Bangladesh.
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Two-thirds of girls
married before the age of 18,
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with many under 15.
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That means education
is essential for women
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to gain independence
from the alternative
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of giving girls up for marriage.
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With a country so poor,
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there are barely
any other alternatives.
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Parents might have no
choice due to lack of work
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or lack of means
to send their children
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to get an education.
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Mothers beg for their
daughters to be taken in
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and to get an
education because in a country
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with their culture, it's
the only way to help them.
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Education can help prevent
such outcomes for young girls,
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especially in a boarding school
setting like that of KMMS.
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I was 16 more...
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Fourteen, fifteen years
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my parents may gave me marriage.
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And it was very difficult for me
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to when is the
family and early marriage
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is what can happen to a child
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and many problems
may happen in my life.
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So I came here and got
study and got educated person.
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And now I am
working here as a teacher
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and now I am
teaching others also.
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For Lina Biswas,
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the opportunity
was life changing,
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as was the
opportunity to learn English
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which the school
provided for her.
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With her
experience, she was determined
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to help others get
the same opportunity
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she had and give the
same opportunity to others.
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It's hard knowing how many girls
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might be given
into forced marriages
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and lose their childhood
and reach their dreams.
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When money
determines your entire future,
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it can feel hopeless
when there's none to be found.
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This is why Child Impact
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put so much
effort into sponsorship
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and why KMMS is a
pivotal focus for helping
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change that hopeless future.
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They do not just teach children,
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they give hope and aim higher
than just basic education.
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English is the key difference.
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This push allows students
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to have the option to
become a doctor or nurse.
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It lets them get better jobs,
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but also learn
habits and principles
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that can trickle through
and impact multiple lives.
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Yeah, it is very
important to learn English
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because wherever we are going,
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we should speak in English
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and it is our
international language
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and if we speak in English,
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it is the standard
for the students to learn.
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Biswas is one of
several English teachers at KMMS
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and far from the
only local to benefit
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from knowing the language.
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My name is Pastor Peter Ghoroza,
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I teach English
and other subjects.
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There are some students
who can write their own letter
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like sponsorship letter,
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they can do their own
and they are encouraged
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and that time we also help them
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to make them understand that,
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yes, if you can do yourself,
your sponsor will be happy
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and you will be also happy,
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your friend will
come to you to learn.
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Sometimes teachers
teaches you and explains,
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but you don't understand,
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but if you go to your
friend, if he explains,
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maybe you'll understand better.
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English class they feel
it is very hard subject.
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It is not very easy
thing to pronounce English word
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and understand English language.
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One student who does
enjoy learning English
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is 16 year old Sushmitha.
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Nearly fluent in
English Sushmitha came to KMMS
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at a certain age.
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Circumstances for her
were very different then.
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My family is not very rich.
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This school is also our sponsor,
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and they help me
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to send me education fees.
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That's why I can
lead my study regularly.
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With the skills
that Sushmitha has gained
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from her education here,
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she has envisioned
a future for herself
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that otherwise
would not be possible.
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Sushmitha like many
of the other children
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attends KMMS through
the help of a sponsor,
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and could not
do so without them.
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Yes, I like to say
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I can talk with him
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and I also saw him.
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Jim Rennie got to meet Sushmitha
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on his recent visit
and was really impressed
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with how polite and
intelligent she was.
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While the young lady
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that we're
featuring today is Sushmitha
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and she's a Child
Impact sponsored child.
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And Sushmitha can speak
reasonably good English.
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So today I'm
actually going to do
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an interview with a student.
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So, Sushmitha,
tell us how old are you?
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I am 16 years old.
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Sixteen years old. Okay.
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And what class are you in?
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I'm reading class 11.
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Reading class 11.
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So tell us about your family,
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is your mother and father alive?
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What does your
mother and father do?
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My father name is Deepak Poddar
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and my mother
name is Kalpana Poddar.
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My father is a farmer
and my mother is a housewife.
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Okay.
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And do you have any
brothers or sisters?
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I have two brothers. Right.
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And how long have
you been at the school?
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Six years.
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Six years? Wow.
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And you like the school?
Yes. I like the school so much.
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What are your favorite classes?
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What do you like?
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My favorite
class is mathematics.
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Mathematics. Wow.
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What would you like
to say to your sponsor?
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Do you wanna say
thank you to your sponsor?
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Yes, I am so
proud for my sponsor.
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And I also want
to be here, in future
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I also want to be a sponsor.
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Wow!
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Yeah, and I
also help poor people
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and I want to big
thanks for my sponsor,
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and also thanks all of you.
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So here's a girl who wants
and is helping poor people,
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and is just so
appreciative of a sponsor.
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She's a hard worker,
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you can see that
she's a happy child.
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She's been at the
school for six years.
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And this has had a
big impact on her life.
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She's learned to
study mathematics,
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can speak good English,
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and Child Impacts
is so proud of her.
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And when we get home,
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we're gonna
introduce her sponsor to her,
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and I'm sure her sponsor
will be very pleased also.
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So when you grow up,
what do you want to be?
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I want to be a nurse. A nurse?
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Yes. Okay.
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So when she grows up,
she wants to be a nurse,
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and a vast
college here in Bangladesh
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we have a nursing
class, and hopefully
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she'll be able to
continue your sponsorship
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and be a nurse.
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It's just so exciting to
meet young ladies like this.
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They are given hope.
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Quite often the
female in the family
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really doesn't get a future,
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but here's a young
lady that loves mathematics,
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can speak English, and
has a future in nursing.
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So we're proud of you.
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And we're very happy
that we could feature you
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on our television program today.
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So thank you. Welcome.
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You're most welcome.
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Thanks to sponsorship.
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Biswas leads an independent life
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making a
difference for young people
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in situations like hers.
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And Sushmitha
faces a bright future
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with her language skills.
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Whether she chooses to be
a nurse or a businesswoman,
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she will be able
to impact her country
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and lead a better life
than those who came before her.
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When I come in the
school, I have a sponsor,
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so that, this sponsor...
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this sponsor
helped to study regularly.
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And also I feel proud of him.
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So I also thank him
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to give this nice privilege.
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I also give
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my heartful love for him.
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