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Piglets Help girls in Nepal get an Education

This article from the oprah show discussed the situation of poor Nepalese children. The guest was Olga Murray, founder of the Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation (NYOF). She stated that "One hundred dollars sends a girl to school, rewards her family and does everything she needs to do to stay home and get an education." In southern Nepal, families are trapped in poverty and are losing sight of opportunities. Facing low incomes, many send their daughters (some as young as 7) to work in distant cities. Many of these young girls face sexual abuse from their employers, while laboring for pitiful amounts of $30-75 a year. Luckily, a unique idea by the NYOF has been transforming the lives of young girls. Through this program, a piglet is rewarded to a variety of families. Then they raise and sell it for about the same amount of money they would get in exchange for their daughter's labor. In return, the organization pays tuition and other school fees for the daughter. I think that the founder, Olga Murray, has created very honorable programs and institutions to help less fortunate girls and boys. It's people like her that give helpless children the chance to become empowered and successful.
Check out the site
PIGLETS MAKE EDUCATION POSSIBLE
or the NYOF site:

posted by Anonymous @ 5/24/2006 05:43:00 PM