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Series Code: HIM
Program Code: HIM001206S
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00:01 Child Impact International is an organization
00:04 that gives hope and fosters permanent, 00:07 positive change in the lives of disadvantaged children 00:10 and their communities. 00:12 Countries include Zambia, Kenya, 00:16 India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. 00:22 Child Impact's investment in the lives 00:24 of more than 3,500 children 00:26 continues to yield infinite returns. 00:29 Outreach spans from child rescue operations 00:31 to providing an education 00:33 and a home for deaf and blind children and orphans. 00:36 Above all, Child Impact's sponsors 00:39 give hope to the ones who need it the most. 00:55 India is a beautiful country, 00:57 its forests and mountains are a sight to behold. 01:01 But those that get to enjoy these sites the most 01:03 are also deprived in other necessary areas. 01:07 In the area of education, 01:09 Child Impact has been doing many great things 01:11 by sponsoring children in schools all over India. 01:15 One school that especially highlights this 01:18 is the Ongole School, 01:19 otherwise known as Fjarli Academy. 01:22 In India, we have many different types 01:25 of church mission schools that we support. 01:29 One is what we call the Ongole School. 01:32 It's actually the Fjarli Academy, 01:35 and it's located near a town called Darsi, 01:39 near a big city of Ongole in India. 01:43 We often call it the Ongole School. 01:46 This school was built by Maranatha. 01:49 It's a boarding school and a day school, 01:52 and it's located in a rural area 01:54 by many poor communities. 01:57 This school is one of our largest sponsorship, 02:01 and it has over 100 sponsored children 02:04 by Child Impact International. 02:07 Mr. Prasad, the principal, runs it very, very well, 02:12 and him and his team 02:13 do a great job in educating the children, 02:17 but ensuring that the school is well managed and efficient. 02:21 We're proud of the work that they do. 02:24 And we're also excited that the sponsorship program 02:28 with Child Impact International 02:30 can make a difference in these boarding schools. 02:41 The Ongole School is able to positively impact 02:44 the lives of children 02:45 that otherwise would have no chance at an education. 02:50 This school has a proven track record 02:52 and has been operating for many years. 02:56 The school is established in the year 2009 02:59 with 100 students. 03:00 And every year, 03:02 we are increasing the enrollment. 03:04 Last year we had around 400 students, 03:07 but because of COVID-19 pandemic, 03:10 we have closed on our school for 11 months. 03:13 In the month of January 2021, we have reopened our classes. 03:17 So children are coming back. 03:20 They're getting education through our school. 03:23 At present, we have 270 students, 03:28 but there are another 40 children 03:30 who are yet to come and join with us. 03:33 It is impressive that the school 03:34 has been able to face many challenges 03:36 and still continue to grow. 03:39 The need in rural India extends beyond poor villages. 03:43 As missionaries established churches, 03:45 the need for an Adventist education 03:47 grows with the new church. 03:49 Schools like Ongole help to fulfill that need. 03:53 So here we have a Christian institution, 03:57 but at the same time, 03:58 there are a number of villages 04:00 in this Prakasam district in this area 04:03 where we have churches. 04:05 So all the church members, 04:07 they send their children to our school to educate them, 04:11 because we give them Adventist education, 04:14 and the church members believe that 04:16 this is the best school 04:18 compared to the government schools. 04:20 Therefore, we need the school in this area, 04:23 and we need to educate the poor and needy children 04:27 who belongs to our church. 04:29 If the Ongole School was not there, 04:31 the Adventist children in that area 04:33 would suffer from a lack of good education. 04:37 Also, they wouldn't have an environment 04:40 where their faith can grow strong. 04:43 But this school doesn't just offer these great things 04:45 for Adventist children only, 04:47 they offer it to as many needy children as they can. 04:52 Because the need is great, 04:54 Ongole School needed a large campus. 04:56 This is our dining hall and at a time 05:00 we can accommodate 500, boys and girls together. 05:04 They can sit and have their three meals, 05:06 breakfast, lunch and supper. 05:08 At the same time, we have different hostels 05:11 for boys and girls separately. 05:13 So we can accommodate 250 boys 05:16 and 250 girls in our campus. 05:19 At the same time we have a number of classrooms, 05:23 we actually we have up to 10th grade. 05:26 But even if we start 11th and 12th grade, 05:30 we have accommodation enough of classrooms. 05:33 And we're also having a science labs like 05:36 Physics, Chemistry and Biology, we do have a computer lab, 05:40 and we have all the facilities 05:42 in our campus like drinking water, 05:45 and staying children in the hostels, 05:48 a playground we have, so it is very spacious. 05:53 Even our staff members can stay in the campus 05:55 around with the children. 05:57 So we don't need to ask 05:59 our staff members to stay outside. 06:01 So all the facilities are available and, of course, 06:04 parents are happy, our students are happy, 06:07 they move around 06:09 and they are getting good education. 06:10 We have very good staff members in our school. 06:14 While it might seem like there are not many people 06:16 in rural India, in fact, the majority live there. 06:19 According to the World Bank, who compiled the data, 06:22 about 65% of the Indian population 06:25 live in rural areas. 06:28 Since many of the children that attend Ongole School 06:31 live at home and just go there for classes, 06:33 transportation is a major issue 06:36 because they live many miles away. 06:38 So our school is located in the field, 06:42 it is away from town almost 15 kilometers, 06:46 and we don't have any villages nearby 06:50 to get the children. 06:52 And we have only the boarding children 06:54 coming from different places, 06:56 but we don't have even day-scholars too, 06:58 and therefore we requested 07:00 Child Impact International to help us 07:03 regarding a bus where we can go around 15 kilometers 07:07 and bring the children and again by evening 07:10 we can send them back. 07:11 So with the help of Child Impact, 07:14 we are able to get around 60 students 07:17 from outside as day-scholars 07:19 and they are getting Christian education 07:21 in our school. 07:23 Providing transportation to Ongole School 07:25 is not the only way that Child Impact helps. 07:28 The main way is through sponsoring children 07:30 that would otherwise have no hope of an education, 07:33 let alone one as good as Ongole provides. 07:37 But there are few parents 07:39 who are able to pay fee for their children. 07:41 At the same time, there are few parents 07:43 who are not able to pay, 07:44 we have orphans, we have semi-orphans, 07:47 and we are approaching Child Impact International 07:51 to sponsor our children. 07:53 And whenever we ask them, they are coming forward 07:57 to support few children in our school. 08:00 So at present, we have 140 students 08:04 who are getting education through Fjarli Academy. 08:08 Each one of those children woke up 08:10 with not only the knowledge to be successful in this life, 08:13 but also a saving knowledge of the world to come. 08:19 While we are not able to show the 150 students 08:22 that are currently being sponsored through Child Impact, 08:24 here are just a few who want to thank you, their sponsors. 08:30 My name is Ratan Pralab. 08:31 I'm studying fifth standard. 08:33 I thank my sponsor for sponsoring me. 08:37 My name is Repkam. 08:38 I'm studying ninth standard. 08:40 I'm very thankful to my sponsor for educating me. 08:44 My name is Trimurthy. 08:46 I'm studying tenth grade. 08:47 I'm thankful to my sponsor for all the help, 08:50 and I'm grateful to Child Impact International 08:53 of USA for helping me. 08:57 My name is Glory. 08:59 I'm studying ninth grade. 09:00 I like to thank my sponsor for sponsoring me. 09:03 My name is Kavita. 09:05 I'm studying tenth standard. 09:06 I like to thank my sponsor for sponsoring me. 09:10 My name is Praveen Kumar. 09:12 I'm studying in fourth class. 09:14 I'm very thankful to my sponsors 09:17 for sponsoring me. 09:19 My name is Devishri. 09:21 I'm studying seventh standard. 09:22 I thank my sponsors for sponsoring me. 09:24 My name is Indu. 09:26 I'm studying eighth standard. 09:27 I want to say a big thanks to my sponsor for helping me. 09:31 My name is Dev Kumar. 09:33 I'm studying eighth standard. 09:34 I want to thank my sponsor 09:36 for helping me to study in this school. 09:40 My name is Kishore Babu. 09:42 I'm studying tenth grade. 09:44 I want to thank my sponsor for sponsoring me. 09:48 My name is Sravia. 09:50 I'm studying third class. 09:53 I thank my sponsor 09:57 for sponsoring me 10:00 These are just a few of the children 10:01 whose lives are being changed every day, 10:04 thanks to faithful sponsors like you. 10:15 Another area where your support 10:17 has made a significant difference 10:19 is donating to provide rice for the schools 10:21 that have greatly suffered due to the global pandemic. 10:25 Fjarli Academy was one of the schools 10:27 that has received rice from Child Impact donors. 10:30 Here we have 100 rice bags, and each bag contains 25 kgs. 10:36 And we all know that we have closed down our schools 10:40 because of COVID-19 pandemic, 10:42 and there is no income for our schools 10:45 and our teachers are getting half salaries. 10:47 And therefore we have requested Child Impact International, 10:50 USA to help us regarding the provisions, 10:55 and the donors 10:56 and the Child Impact International 10:58 has come forward to help us 11:00 by giving these provisions, 11:01 and these provisions will be a great help for our children, 11:04 for our families, 11:06 so that we can take care of our needs, 11:08 and we can survive during this pandemic. 11:11 So on behalf of the Fjarli Academy 11:13 of Seventh-day Adventist at Darsi, 11:15 we would like to thank Child Impact International 11:18 and the donors who have come forward to help us 11:21 by giving us these provisions. 11:23 We want to thank them so much. 11:36 Child Impact is so proud of the Ongole School in India. 11:40 Hi, I'm Tom Evans, Child Impact CEO. 11:43 Ongole School is one of the larger schools 11:46 of our India sponsorship program. 11:49 It is an Adventist Mission School 11:51 and serves many small, rural villages. 11:54 The school is well run and achieves great results 11:57 and also has a high spiritual atmosphere. 12:00 After COVID, we hope to build the school 12:02 to over 200 sponsor students. 12:05 The school has over 250 boarding students 12:07 and two buses which go each day 12:10 and bring day students from villages. 12:12 Sponsorship gives these children hope, 12:15 it gives their families hope, 12:17 everyone has hope for the future. 12:20 We've seen many cases where children have gone back 12:23 and had spiritual influence on their own parents. 12:27 Would you please consider sponsoring a child? 12:29 Well, if you don't want that monthly commitment, 12:31 you can go to our website 12:32 and select the unsponsored fund. 12:36 That's childimpact.org and the unsponsored fund. 12:40 You can make a difference. 13:10 I just got a letter 13:12 from our sponsored daughter Sheila. 13:13 I've got to tell you, 13:15 there is nothing like getting one of these letters. 13:17 Our family has been able to sponsor her 13:19 through Child Impact International. 13:21 And because of that, 13:23 she's got a great place to live. 13:24 She's got good food. 13:25 She's got great clothing. 13:27 Best of all, I now found out she's in college, 13:30 she's in nursing school. 13:32 There's nothing like getting a letter like this. 13:35 You need to start getting these letters too. 13:37 Listen, through Child Impact you can make a huge difference 13:41 in the life of a child. 13:42 And I promise you, 13:44 it's gonna make a huge difference 13:45 in your life too. 13:53 Hi, I am Jaime Jorge, and I am honored to serve 13:57 as a Child Impact International ambassador. 14:01 I've been able to go to India and Myanmar. 14:04 And during my visits, 14:05 I have met hundreds of young people 14:08 that are sponsored by folks just like you 14:11 who are making the lives of these young people 14:14 meaningful. 14:15 They receive a Christian education. 14:18 They have hope and a future. 14:20 Would you consider 14:21 being a sponsor for Child Impact 14:24 and changing the life of a young person today? |
Revised 2021-11-04