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In some parts of the world, like Nepal, where decent education is beyond the financial means of many families, parents often face the problem of which children they will send to school and which children will stay at home. Traditionally, priority to education is more frequently given to boys, while the girls are expected to stay at home to care for younger brothers and sisters, cook, help with household chores... Stories of extreme poverty and sacrifice are not unusual in Nepal, but certain stories are special because they demonstrate the determination and commitment of some families to educate their daughters: such as the stories of Hasilo and Migmar published on this page. Both families are currently living in extremely difficult and miserable conditions. Both families need help. Hasilo Lama is currently studying at Dorje School in Kathmandu and Migmar Lama is awaiting entrance into the same school. However the school, which runs a sponsorship programme and accepts greatly reduced fees from children of poor families, has so far been unable to find help for these two children. If you can offer help to either of these families in their struggle to educate their daughters please contact «Help in Action» for information about the adoption at a distance project: Via Marco Polo 13, 20124 Milan, Italy. Tel: 0039 02 29000521, Fax: 0039 02 29010271. Migmar Lama - The parents of three year old Migmar Lama completely changed their lives in an effort to offer their only daughter a better and safer future. Simple village people who farmed the land in a remote area of Nepal, Bharat (32 years old) and Mira Kumar Lama (26 years old), were shocked and devasted by the death of their first child from malnutrition. After the birth of their second child, the young family took the decision to move into rented accomodation in Kathmandu, certain that they would find regular work which would ensure their daughter's future. However, with no education and the increasingly high rate of unemployment in the city, their shattered dream of making a future for her in Kathmandu, Nepal, has left them in a state of extreme poverty and misery. The family is now without any source of income as Migmar's father is still unable to find work. Hasilo Lama - At ten years old Hasilo Lama is very fortunate to have completed two years of school. Living in a family consisting of eight children, and surviving only thanks to the income of the mother who works as a carpet weaver, the education of Hasilo has meant great sacrifices for the whole family. Hasilo's father Hira, returned to his village in Ramechap to farm more than sixteen months ago, and the family have had no news from him since then. Hasilo’s mother, Sunmaya (35 years old), is however determined to continue the education of her young daughter, so that she will not suffer in the future like she herself has suffered. Sunmaya presently lives with her children in a single rented room in Tusal-Boudhanath, near Kathmandu in Nepal. Sharon Dawson |
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