World Vision and My Sponsor Child

My family and I sponsor a small boy from Mutomo, Kenya through World Vision. We send him $35 a month to help him, his family, and community. We have recently received a progress report for Mutomo.

This is what the letter says:

Mutomo community accomplishments

Thank you for your faithful support. With help from donors like you, World Vision was able to accomplish the following in 2008:

Birthday Celebration:

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Honored 1,671 children with birthday parties, distributing school bags and helping to build self-esteem.


HIV and AIDS:

• Educated 38 church leaders on Channels of Hope, empowering them to take an active role in HIV and AIDS interventions.


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  Instructed 20 teachers on life skills, enabling them to provide their students with tools to face life's challenges.
  


• Trained 40 home-based caregivers and supplied them with kits to provide care and support to the chronically ill.


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  Trained 40 community health workers on safe motherhood and the prevention of HIV transmissions from mother to child.

Water and Sanitation:

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  Provided 11 water tanks to schools, increasing access to safe water.


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  Offered training to 50 households on sanitation and hygiene management, improving their health.

I am so excited about the progress my sponsor child's community is making!! If you want to sponsor a child through World Vision, visit www.worldvision.org. I am so glad i did!