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ROOM TO READ

Posted by Erin on 06.06.2011 at 1:11 pm

Education changes everything. It certainly did for eleven-year-old Inkam from Oudomxay, Laos. Inkam lives with her parents, two brothers and new baby sister and has a full day of helping her mother with cooking, collecting water and chores before school even starts. Inkam loves studying Lao language and writing essays while at school, and she dreams of graduating from secondary school to attend a university.

Room to Read’s Girls’ Education program ensures that Inkam has the supplies, tools and mentoring she needs to complete her secondary education and succeed in her dreams. Meet Inkam below, and see why investing in Inkam and others like her through Room to Read’s Girls’ Education program can change a life. (From http://blog.roomtoread.org/)

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The Story of Joshua and Journey

Posted by Erin on 06.02.2011 at 12:08 pm

Joshua, a seven-year-old middle child of five kids, is always asking questions and in constant motion. “He is precious,” says his mom. And he also happens to be autistic. Joshua could not speak until he was four-years-old. Joshua also has cerebral palsy and used to flap his arms and hands uncontrollably at the sight or mere thought of a ceiling fan. However, if you met Joshua today, you would not be able to tell any of this.
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