Today I follow the blog link for the global fund for children webpage, I discovered a page were you could click on a certain region and read about the aid the organization is providing in the specific area and ways in which you can help with the efforts, in addition to featured cover stories in different areas.
I clicked on a link about a six year old girl in Nepal named Jasmine who was lured away from her home with the hopes of getting an education outside of her rural community. Unfortunately she was forced into a life of a domestic servant and later on a forced to work in a dance bar at the age of 9 years old. When she was 13 she was rescued and was able to attend school, at the age of 18 Jasmine had graduated at the top of her class.
I had not received a news letter from the website so I was not able to follow up on an issue and gain any new information. I also could not find any information related to the topic we talked about this week regarding early childhood education.
I did gain some new insights on education and advocacy as a whole, I learned that it takes many people working together to achieve a goal. When you read about stories like Jasmine where little girls are being taken from their families a used as property of servants your heart goes out to them and you question what I can do to help her all the way over here. With organizations and groups like the global fund for children we are able to do more to help children all over the world.
Hello Cherish,
ReplyDeleteI was reading your post, and my jaw just was dropped when reading about poor little Jasmine. It is so sad that there are so many children just wanting the gift of education, and are forced into doing something that they don't even foresee. I am glad that she was rescued out of the life she was in, and got the education she so yearned for. The global fund is such a great and amazing organization. Great pick!