Help Support Sin Vuthy for College in Cambodia and Leverage Matching Money from Yahoo!
We are very grateful to everyone for their contributions, links, and advice. I'm elated that we surpassed our goal to support Leng Sopharath's second year at college. But, I'm not ending the campaign. Why? Meet Sin Vuthy. He is one of ten students being sponsored for their freshman through the Sharing Foundation's education programs. His college fees for this year have been partially sponsored, so we want to raise more money to support him too.
But Leng Sopharath and Sin Vuthy are only of two of more than 1,300 children that the Sharing Foundation educates. These two college students represent the top of the tier of the Sharing Foundation's educational programs. In order to get to the point of sponsoring young people for college, the Sharing Foundation begins at the pre-school level with a Cambodian version of a Montessoui Pre-School in Roteang Village. The foundation also sponsors a "head start" program for the children of the poorest villagers who work in the Foundation's farm program that provides the families with needed income. In the local Roteang village school, the Sharing Foundation runs an English Language program that is teaching over 500 children to speak English. The Foundation also provides capital improvements such as a new roof, a new library, and pays for school supplies.
The village school stops at the elementary level and if students want to continue in high school, they pay for high school, a luxury these promising young peoples' families can't afford. The Sharing Foundation sponsors over 40 high school students - their tuition, transportation, uniforms, and supplies. Plus, our sponsors provide important emotional support via personal letters. Last year, our first "class" of high school students graduated and ten students passed the entrance exams for college, including Leng Sopharath. This year, another ten students are being sponsored for college, including Sin Vuthy. Read more here.
If you haven't yet made a contribution, I'm using the Network for Good Charity Badge for this round because Yahoo is providing some matching money! So, please make a donation and help support more than 1,300 poor children in Cambodia for their education.
