Lack of access to information...inadequate education...boredom and frustration...few opportunities to learn...a bleak future due to a lack of knowledge...
Trapped in an orphanage, receiving an inferior education and facing their graduation at as early as age 14, the orphans need educational assistance if they are to survive in the world outside the orphanage.
School Age - One of the most effective ways of improving the education of a child is to teach them to read and provide them access to books. Funds are needed to buy books for school age orphans. Click here to read more.
Special Needs - For the special needs children this is a tragic time when many are sent to specialized institutes, with an incredibly poor prognosis. Sponsors are needed for special needs graduate orphans. Click here to read more.
Graduates - About age 15 the orphans graduate from the orphanage, leaving behind a comparatively safe world. Many graduates struggle without a family support systems. Funds are needed for providing life skills training to orphan graduates. Click here to read more.
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