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When it comes to educating our children, the global community has made great strides in recent decades. Global primary school enrollment rates are higher now than they were many years ago, and the youth literacy rate is on the rise. More girls are enrolled in school than anytime in the years before, and two-thirds of nations in the developing world have now achieved gender parity in education.
But according to some recent survey, millions of boys and girls around the world are still being left out. In the developing world, children from the poorest households are four times less likely to be enrolled in school than those from the richest. 57 million children worldwide of primary school age aren’t enrolled in any kind of school program at all
For 10 years now, we have been involved with the community of Maplat. We have seen first hand the struggles and reality of the locals there and especially the children. We have watched children as young as 7 babysitting their younger siblings while their parents are off to the market to sell their farming goods. We have seen boys aged 10 and 12 working the land and being that extra hand for their family in order to prepare the crops for harvest. Little girls doing laundry at the local pond side to help wash and take care of the family's clothes. This is the reality when there is no school, no education and no future in place for these kids. Young girls become pregnant at a young age and young men find themselves involved with illegal activities. How do we stop this cycle that keeps going round and round?
A local man in 2014 asked us to take over a small school house he started with about 2 dozen kids. We were ecstatic and couldn't wait to jump in and give this community a school well deserved and needed in Maplat. It's been 4 years now and we have over 500 students enrolled and coming from miles everyday to learn.
You can imagine the struggles and needs that come with this but we are hopeful and encouraged by the changes we see in the faces of the parents and the students. Smiles a mile long, futures being secured and a impoverished cycle being broken!
We have reached full capacity and now need your help to build, expand and provide for these kids. Our classrooms are overflowing, our bathrooms are over used and the need to give clean fresh water and a daily meal is a necessity to put in place.
Lets give this community a bright future and help give a gift of education to hundreds of children.
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