Pictures of the Signing Ceremony and Meeting with Parents and Pupils

Here is the link to our Picasa Album during the signing ceremony for our recent partnership agreement with Mlang Pilot Elementary School and Dugong Elementary School.  While there, I had the opportunity to meet with both our sponsored children and their parents. I am very pleased to inform you that of our 20 scholars, all except one are doing well in school. The exception is a bright Muslim boy, Rashed.  Rashed’s teacher told me that the boy is constantly absent from class. His mother explained that Rashed has to miss classes from time to time because he must help his father earn money in the market. We asked the mother if she wants Rashed to finish school and she does, as Rashed very much likes to go to school and will be graduating from Grade VI. His principal is thinking how the school can also work to assist the boy. For instance, he could do some small jobs around the school for which he will be compensated such as feeding the chickens at the poultry project . This does not take so much of his time and is better than working in the market far from the school.

Another story of a mother truly touched me. She said she is very happy for the educational support that Wimler provides. Her husband is sick and so she has taken over his job as a cart-pusher.  This is a heavy duty (in the Philippine context) for a woman as she needs all her energy to push the cart loaded with heavy items. The mother is very grateful to the support her daughter Joan receives from Wimler.