Sabina has no mother,
two sisters, father very poor --
still she keeps smiling
I received this email from my friend Pam Whitworth, Director of Shanti Children's Foundation, regarding a young girl who needs a sponsorship as a boarding student in Kathmandu, Nepal. We have been sponsoring a student through this nonprofit foundation for 12 years and find it very rewarding. I hope that someone who reads this will also feel moved to help Sabina.
Dear Friends,
This little girl is Sabina Gubaju. She is approximately 7-8 years old. (many families, being illiterate, do not keep track of the age of their children). Sabina’s original home is Sindhupalchowk, which is one of the least developed districts in Nepal (and where there is quite a lot of trafficking of girls and women). Her parents migrated to Kathmandu many years ago to try to get work. They have had a hard time. Sabina's mother died about a year and a half ago. Sabina’s father is a manual day-laborer (they are very poor) and this is only when he can get the work. This is the lowest menial work and pays next to nothing.
Sabina has two sisters. Without the mother, the father cannot look after the girls on his own since he does not have enough income to manage. When he works, he is also away from home, leaving the girls alone and this is a very unsafe situation. Sabina's two sisters have now been sponsored (one by us and one by another organzation). We still need help for Sabina.
Sabina is very much in need of our support. She needs education to raise above the extreme poverty her family has experienced. This is the only way she might have a chance to have a future other than hard labor at a young age or an early marriage and a life of hardship.
With sponsorship she would get an education, which is something her father cannot afford for her. In addition, she would board in the hostel where she would be safe, fed and have a stable existence and new possibilities.
Let's help this young girl have a better life. She needs only $800 total for her annual school fees, room and board, books and uniform, bedding, etc. This can be paid $400 twice a year. Another option is to co-sponsor with another person. That would be a commitment of only $400 annually (each, for two people ). Let me know if you have any questions and/or you think you can perhaps sponsor this little girl. I am crossing my fingers. She is very much in need and it would be wonderful to get her into a more stable situation as quickly as possible.
Thank you, each and every one of you, for your very kind consideration! You have been a good friend to Shanti Children's Foundation and that means the world to us.
Pam Whitworth
Director
Shanti Children's Foundation
2331 Broadway, #2B
Boulder, CO 80304
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