What does $330 pay for ?

Public Elementary and Primary Schools and Public High Schools are free in the Philippines, but what prevents the ultra poor from sending their kids to school is everything that's required - the school uniform, the sports uniform, sports shoes, school shoes, books, stationary, school bag, school excursion fees, plus extras needed for special projects, and (most important) transport to get the kids to the nearest school. $330 covers all these necessary costs for the year.

For kids who graduate from High School and want to continue their education Public Colleges are expensive. Basic College fees are typically $1500 AUD a year. But a sponsorship of $330/ year is a handy start. We hope we can find 2 or more donors per college student.

We have a local manager in each area who dispenses these funds month by month on receipt of school attendance reports and passing grades.

In dump-site areas (where daily needs can be too much of a temptation to plunder available sponsorship funds) the local manager dispenses the funds directly to where the funds are needed.

OTHER THAN MANDATORY AUSTRALIAN GOV'T REQUIRED ADMIN & AUDITING, THERE ARE NO OTHER ADMIN COSTS TO DIMINISH YOUR DONATION.

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Alternate learning system . . . . . . . . a second chance

ALS is an (NGO provided) alternative to High School education for teenages/adults who missed out

Many times, kids don't make it through school because the parents have to choose day by day between buying food or the expense of sending their child to school. Other times, kids are pulled out of school by their parents to help look after their younger siblings. If dad isn't making enough money from scavenging, mum will also have to join him, and the older kids will need to play parents to the younger ones for the family to survive. Many times the whole family scavenge together.

We want to make a difference here, and give these teenagers/young adults a second chance. $300/year can make the difference between going to classes or not. And if they graduate High School, they have a great chance of getting a job.

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What does $330 pay for ?

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Samples of the many children needing a sponsor right now

(Filipino kids love their photo taken - but the staged smiles belie their sad reality.)

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Alternate learning system . . . . . . . . a second chance

ALS is an (NGO provided) alternative to High School education for teenages/adults who missed out

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