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,
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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 give hope
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to the ones who
need it the most.
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Nepal is a
country full of diversity.
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It is located between
Tibet of China to the north
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and India to the
south, east and west.
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Geographically, it ranges
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from fertile
plains near sea level,
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to forested hills
in eight of the world's
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10 tallest mountains,
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one of which is Mount Everest,
the tallest point on earth.
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This makes Nepal a
very geographically
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diverse country
that is only somewhat
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larger than the
state of Arkansas.
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The people of Nepal
originate from India, Tibet,
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North Burma, and China.
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But that's only
the tip of the iceberg.
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One hundred and twenty
five distinct ethnic groups,
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speaking 123
different mother tongues,
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all call Nepal home.
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Religiously, they
are not as diverse,
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with 81% of the
population being Hindu,
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9% being Buddhist,
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and then a small
percentage of other religions,
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including only
1.4% being Christian.
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Poverty is a
struggle for most Nepalese.
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This poverty creates burdens
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and problems in
every aspect of life.
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Many Nepalese have to
survive on two dollars a day,
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which means that
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they are not able to have access
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to health care,
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even though the
average doctor's visit
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only costs a dollar.
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In many countries with
high levels of poverty,
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like Nepal,
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women and children are the ones
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that suffer the most.
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With even the basics
taking up all of their money,
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it is
impossible for them to fund
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an education for their children.
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In the midst of all this need,
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Child Impact is
working to help the Nepalese
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For most of our
work is in India.
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But when we come to Nepal,
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we see a
different level of poverty.
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The economy is
certainly worse here,
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the level of poverty,
the level of pollution,
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there's a huge
need, and we want to do
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more in Nepal.
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In each of the many countries
that Child Impact operates,
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they seek to address
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the greatest
need in that country.
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Nepal has a unique issue that
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Child Impact is
working to improve.
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The main thing that
we're involved within Nepal
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is the Scheer
Adventist Memorial Hospital,
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and there's two aspects to that.
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One is that we are still doing
woman's prolapse operations,
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which have a huge need in Nepal.
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And also the
school is very involved
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in treating burns for children.
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Nepal seems to have a
high number of child burns,
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and I guess this is brought
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from the gas in the houses
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and just simply
the lack of education
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in dealing with gas and fire.
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And so we're very
excited that we can partner
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with Scheer Adventist
Memorial Hospital in Nepal.
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Scheer Memorial Hospital
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has a long history of
helping the people of Nepal.
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Beginning in the
late 1950s by Dr. Stanley
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and Raylene Sturges,
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in the village of Banepa,
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it has grown to be a
beacon for the surrounding area.
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One of the many ways that
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Scheer helps the people of Nepal
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is through surgeries
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to fix the problem
of uterine prolapse.
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Yeah, this is
something very interesting,
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because this
condition of uterine prolapse
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is not so common in
most of the countries.
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But interestingly, in Nepal,
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it is very common to see
uterine prolapse in woman.
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And the reason, we
don't know exactly the reason,
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but over here the ladies
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have had to
carry a lot of weight.
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So, weight carrying also
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provide incidence
of prolapse more high,
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also having more children
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also provide a more incidence
of having this problem.
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So it is multifactorial,
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you cannot point
to only one thing
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but what we know is that
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in Nepal it is very
common to have this problem.
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Due to the
extreme poverty of Nepal,
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women are often used
to carry heavy loads,
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which sometimes
weigh over 100 pounds.
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Often they are not given
time to rest after giving birth,
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but have to resume working.
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While these may
not be the direct cause
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of prolapse in Nepal,
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it is more than
likely a contributing factor.
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Thanks to the
support of Child Impact,
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many women are able to
find relief at Scheer Memorial.
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It's the only
Adventist Hospital in Nepal.
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It's a critical part
of the church in Nepal.
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And they now have
the facilities to do
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the prolapse operations.
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And so our funding program
is very valuable to them,
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because they have
plenty of capacity.
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And so, for us,
it's very rewarding,
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not only to make the lives...
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The change of
lives with the woman,
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but also we're able to help
the institution in gaining work
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and doing work in the community.
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Here at the hospital,
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we have done a lot
of prolapse operations.
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I think I forget how many years
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we've been doing it
now, maybe 10 or 11 years.
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But during that time,
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we have now operated on
between 8 and 9,000 ladies.
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And to see the
difference it makes, you know,
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I just can't imagine
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how these women like this being.
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I remember one
lady, she told us that
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she had been walking around
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with this prolapse
hanging out of her body
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for 50 years.
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While the
physical suffering that
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these women go
through is unimaginable,
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their pain does not end there.
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You know, in Nepal,
given the family structure,
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the cultural environment,
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women with this
sort of affliction
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or issue are usually shunned.
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If they are still
within the family,
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they're usually locked away.
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So they are not seen.
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They are the
invisible women in the country.
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So by helping these
women, we do multiple things.
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We restore these women to have
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and empower them to
a full participation
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in the family and their society.
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It's actually
transforming their lives.
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So once they're
accepted into the family,
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they also then can
contribute to the family,
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hold the head up high,
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the family is proud of them,
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there are no issues with them,
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so that they can
then get employment too,
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and also
contribute to the family.
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So by helping these
women, we transform their lives,
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help them integrate
into their families,
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help the families
develop to be whole families,
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not families with
some shame in them,
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but whole family, so
the entire family benefits
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and then these people
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can participate
in their society.
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So one operation transforms
a whole range of people
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and has the
potential to transform society.
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That is the
power of helping one.
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One person helping
one can transform many.
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The work of Scheer
Memorial and Child Impact
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has changed the
lives of thousands of women
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and their families.
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These women are able
to be a part of society
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without shame and without pain.
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Women's prolapse
is only one effect
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of Nepal's crippling poverty.
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Child Impact is also working
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to break the poverty
cycle through education.
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In Nepal, Child
Impact is working closely
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with what is
called the ECA School.
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It's a school that
was originally located
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at Scheer
Adventist Memorial Hospital,
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and has now moved
about a mile away.
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And we're very excited that
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we can sponsor
kids at the school
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and help
contribute to its growth.
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And we're very
committed to that school.
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ECA gives hope to children
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and their
families that otherwise
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would be stuck in povert
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having to do
back breaking labor.
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The main thing is education.
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And because in
this part of the world,
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if you've got no education,
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your life is really, you know,
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you can't earn hardly anything,
all you can do is labor.
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And in many places
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what the labor is
paid is almost nothing.
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So I think education
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just makes so much difference
in this part of the world,
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more than a dozen
in Western countries.
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One child whose life
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is being changed is Suman Praja.
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Suman was orphaned
when he was very young
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and was left to
beg in the streets.
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A local pastor found him
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and took Suman
to a small orphanage
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that he was running.
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His church members
supported his work,
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which supplied the food
and housing for the orphans.
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The church was unable to pay
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for Suman's tuition fees at ECA.
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Thankfully, Child
Impact is sponsoring him.
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This is the
power of sponsorship,
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the power to uplift a
child from wherever they are
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and give them a
choice for their future.
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In these cultures, usually,
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the educated children
will care for the parents
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also when they get old.
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Because if a
parent gets to the place
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where they're too sick
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and too old to
work in the fields
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or whatever laboring work
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they've been doing
well, what do you do?
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You basically beg,
and starve, or, you know,
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depending where you
live, maybe some beggars or,
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you know, can make a little bit.
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But in remote areas,
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especially if
they're in a village
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where
everybody's poor, you know,
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they're lucky to get anything.
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So, I think a lot of
parents also think about that,
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that, you know, if my
child gets a good education,
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it'll also be a
blessing to me in my old age.
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Even though Child Impact
has changed thousands of lives,
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they are always
looking to do more,
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because the need is great.
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And in fact, we want to
widen our sponsorship in Nepal,
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because the children of Nepal
not only have the poverty cycle
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that they need to break,
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many of them are still suffering
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from previous
disasters, like the earthquake.
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And so, a school
that they can go to,
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that will stay
open and be regular,
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is very important to
the needs of the children
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in that area.
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The poverty in Nepal
does not have to be permanent.
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Through addressing the
medical needs of women,
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they can be
restored to their families
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and their communities.
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They will no longer
suffer under the crippling pain
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of uterine prolapse,
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thus improving the
lives of this generation.
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And through sponsorship,
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the next generation
is given the opportunity
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to break the poverty cycle.
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None of this would be possible
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without the support
of sponsors like you.
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These children have joy
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because of the hope
that you have given them.
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Hello, I'm John T. Boston, II.
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And I want to first thank you
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for taking the time to
watch this very short video.
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I want to tell you about a
recent trip I took to Nepal.
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There, it is an
absolutely beautiful country.
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But the needs are tremendous.
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We have beautiful
partners like our friends
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at Scheer Memorial Hospital.
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They help women
recover from uterine prolapse.
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They work with children
who have been burned victims.
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And your
sponsorship for children
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through Child
Impact International,
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it makes a direct difference
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in the lives of
these precious individuals.
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I want you to know that
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one of the most beautiful things
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that you can do is to
become a child sponsor.
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And I want to encourage
you to be a part of the work
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of Child Impact International.
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Children are
selected based on need.
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In other words, your sponsorship
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is their lifeline.
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You can see children
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that need your help right now
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by visiting childimpact.org
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or you can call (423) 910-0667.
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To those of you that
are already sponsors,
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thank you for the
difference you are making.
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And thank you
to the new sponsors
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who will take action today.
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Again, visit us
at childimpact.org
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or call (423) 910-0667.
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You are the help
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that these
children are waiting for.
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