Child Impact
International is an organization
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that gives hope
and fosters permanent,
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positive change in the
lives of disadvantaged children
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and their communities.
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Countries include Zambia, Kenya,
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India, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
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Child Impact's
investment in the lives
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of more than 3,500 children
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continues to
yield infinite returns.
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Outreach spans from
child rescue operations
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to providing an education
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and a home for deaf and
blind children and orphans.
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Above all, Child
Impact's sponsors
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give hope to the
ones who need it the most.
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India is a beautiful country,
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its forests and
mountains are a sight to behold.
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But those that get to
enjoy these sites the most
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are also deprived in
other necessary areas.
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In the area of education,
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Child Impact has been
doing many great things
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by sponsoring children
in schools all over India.
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One school that
especially highlights this
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is the Ongole School,
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otherwise known
as Fjarli Academy.
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In India, we have
many different types
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of church mission
schools that we support.
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One is what we
call the Ongole School.
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It's actually
the Fjarli Academy,
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and it's located
near a town called Darsi,
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near a big city
of Ongole in India.
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We often call it
the Ongole School.
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This school was
built by Maranatha.
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It's a boarding
school and a day school,
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and it's located in a rural area
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by many poor communities.
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This school is one of
our largest sponsorship,
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and it has over
100 sponsored children
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by Child Impact International.
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Mr. Prasad, the principal,
runs it very, very well,
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and him and his team
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do a great job in
educating the children,
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but ensuring that the school
is well managed and efficient.
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We're proud of
the work that they do.
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And we're also excited
that the sponsorship program
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with Child Impact International
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can make a difference
in these boarding schools.
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The Ongole School is
able to positively impact
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the lives of children
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that otherwise would have
no chance at an education.
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This school has a
proven track record
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and has been
operating for many years.
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The school is
established in the year 2009
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with 100 students.
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And every year,
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we are
increasing the enrollment.
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Last year we had
around 400 students,
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but because of
COVID-19 pandemic,
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we have closed on
our school for 11 months.
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In the month of January 2021,
we have reopened our classes.
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So children are coming back.
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They're getting
education through our school.
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At present, we
have 270 students,
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but there are
another 40 children
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who are yet to
come and join with us.
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It is impressive that the school
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has been able to
face many challenges
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and still continue to grow.
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The need in rural India
extends beyond poor villages.
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As missionaries
established churches,
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the need for an
Adventist education
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grows with the new church.
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Schools like Ongole
help to fulfill that need.
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So here we have a
Christian institution,
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but at the same time,
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there are a number of villages
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in this Prakasam
district in this area
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where we have churches.
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So all the church members,
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they send their children
to our school to educate them,
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because we give
them Adventist education,
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and the church
members believe that
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this is the best school
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compared to the
government schools.
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Therefore, we need
the school in this area,
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and we need to educate
the poor and needy children
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who belongs to our church.
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If the Ongole
School was not there,
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the Adventist
children in that area
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would suffer from a
lack of good education.
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Also, they
wouldn't have an environment
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where their
faith can grow strong.
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But this school doesn't
just offer these great things
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for Adventist children only,
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they offer it to as many
needy children as they can.
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Because the need is great,
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Ongole School
needed a large campus.
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This is our
dining hall and at a time
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we can accommodate 500,
boys and girls together.
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They can sit and
have their three meals,
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breakfast, lunch and supper.
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At the same time, we
have different hostels
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for boys and girls separately.
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So we can accommodate 250 boys
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and 250 girls in our campus.
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At the same time we
have a number of classrooms,
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we actually we
have up to 10th grade.
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But even if we
start 11th and 12th grade,
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we have accommodation
enough of classrooms.
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And we're also
having a science labs like
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Physics, Chemistry and Biology,
we do have a computer lab,
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and we have all the facilities
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in our campus
like drinking water,
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and staying
children in the hostels,
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a playground we have,
so it is very spacious.
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Even our staff
members can stay in the campus
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around with the children.
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So we don't need to ask
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our staff
members to stay outside.
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So all the facilities
are available and, of course,
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parents are happy,
our students are happy,
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they move around
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and they are
getting good education.
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We have very good
staff members in our school.
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While it might seem like
there are not many people
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in rural India, in
fact, the majority live there.
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According to the World
Bank, who compiled the data,
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about 65% of the
Indian population
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live in rural areas.
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Since many of the children
that attend Ongole School
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live at home and
just go there for classes,
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transportation is a major issue
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because they
live many miles away.
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So our school is
located in the field,
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it is away from town
almost 15 kilometers,
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and we don't have
any villages nearby
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to get the children.
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And we have only
the boarding children
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coming from different places,
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but we don't have
even day-scholars too,
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and therefore we requested
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Child Impact
International to help us
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regarding a bus where we
can go around 15 kilometers
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and bring the
children and again by evening
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we can send them back.
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So with the
help of Child Impact,
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we are able to
get around 60 students
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from outside as day-scholars
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and they are
getting Christian education
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in our school.
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Providing
transportation to Ongole School
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is not the only way
that Child Impact helps.
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The main way is
through sponsoring children
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that would otherwise
have no hope of an education,
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let alone one as
good as Ongole provides.
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But there are few parents
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who are able to pay
fee for their children.
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At the same time,
there are few parents
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who are not able to pay,
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we have orphans,
we have semi-orphans,
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and we are approaching
Child Impact International
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to sponsor our children.
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And whenever we ask
them, they are coming forward
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to support few
children in our school.
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So at present,
we have 140 students
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who are getting education
through Fjarli Academy.
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Each one of
those children woke up
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with not only the knowledge
to be successful in this life,
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but also a saving
knowledge of the world to come.
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While we are not able
to show the 150 students
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that are currently being
sponsored through Child Impact,
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here are just a few who want
to thank you, their sponsors.
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My name is Ratan Pralab.
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I'm studying fifth standard.
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I thank my
sponsor for sponsoring me.
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My name is Repkam.
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I'm studying ninth standard.
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I'm very thankful to my
sponsor for educating me.
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My name is Trimurthy.
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I'm studying tenth grade.
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I'm thankful to my
sponsor for all the help,
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and I'm grateful to
Child Impact International
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of USA for helping me.
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My name is Glory.
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I'm studying ninth grade.
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I like to thank my
sponsor for sponsoring me.
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My name is Kavita.
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I'm studying tenth standard.
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I like to thank my
sponsor for sponsoring me.
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My name is Praveen Kumar.
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I'm studying in fourth class.
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I'm very thankful to my sponsors
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for sponsoring me.
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My name is Devishri.
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I'm studying seventh standard.
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I thank my
sponsors for sponsoring me.
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My name is Indu.
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I'm studying eighth standard.
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I want to say a big thanks
to my sponsor for helping me.
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My name is Dev Kumar.
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I'm studying eighth standard.
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I want to thank my sponsor
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for helping me to
study in this school.
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My name is Kishore Babu.
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I'm studying tenth grade.
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I want to thank my
sponsor for sponsoring me.
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My name is Sravia.
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I'm studying third class.
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I thank my sponsor
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for sponsoring me
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These are just a
few of the children
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whose lives are
being changed every day,
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thanks to
faithful sponsors like you.
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Another area where your support
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has made a
significant difference
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is donating to
provide rice for the schools
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that have greatly suffered
due to the global pandemic.
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Fjarli Academy
was one of the schools
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that has received rice
from Child Impact donors.
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Here we have 100 rice bags,
and each bag contains 25 kgs.
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And we all know that we
have closed down our schools
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because of COVID-19 pandemic,
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and there is no
income for our schools
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and our teachers are
getting half salaries.
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And therefore we have requested
Child Impact International,
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USA to help us
regarding the provisions,
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and the donors
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and the Child
Impact International
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has come forward to help us
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by giving these provisions,
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and these provisions will be
a great help for our children,
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for our families,
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so that we can
take care of our needs,
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and we can survive
during this pandemic.
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So on behalf of
the Fjarli Academy
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of Seventh-day
Adventist at Darsi,
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we would like to thank
Child Impact International
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and the donors who
have come forward to help us
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by giving us these provisions.
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We want to thank them so much.
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Child Impact is so proud
of the Ongole School in India.
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Hi, I'm Tom
Evans, Child Impact CEO.
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Ongole School is one
of the larger schools
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of our India
sponsorship program.
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It is an
Adventist Mission School
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and serves many
small, rural villages.
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The school is well run
and achieves great results
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and also has a high
spiritual atmosphere.
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After COVID, we
hope to build the school
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to over 200 sponsor students.
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The school has over
250 boarding students
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and two buses which go each day
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and bring day
students from villages.
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Sponsorship gives
these children hope,
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it gives their families hope,
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everyone has
hope for the future.
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We've seen many cases
where children have gone back
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and had spiritual
influence on their own parents.
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Would you please
consider sponsoring a child?
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Well, if you don't want
that monthly commitment,
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you can go to our website
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and select the unsponsored fund.
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That's childimpact.org
and the unsponsored fund.
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You can make a difference.
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I just got a letter
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from our
sponsored daughter Sheila.
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I've got to tell you,
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there is nothing like
getting one of these letters.
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Our family has
been able to sponsor her
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through Child
Impact International.
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And because of that,
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she's got a great place to live.
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She's got good food.
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She's got great clothing.
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Best of all, I now
found out she's in college,
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she's in nursing school.
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There's nothing like
getting a letter like this.
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You need to start
getting these letters too.
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Listen, through Child Impact
you can make a huge difference
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in the life of a child.
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And I promise you,
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it's gonna make
a huge difference
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in your life too.
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Hi, I am Jaime Jorge,
and I am honored to serve
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as a Child Impact
International ambassador.
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I've been able to go
to India and Myanmar.
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And during my visits,
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I have met
hundreds of young people
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that are sponsored
by folks just like you
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who are making the
lives of these young people
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meaningful.
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They receive a
Christian education.
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They have hope and a future.
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Would you consider
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being a sponsor for Child Impact
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and changing the life
of a young person today?
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