2022年秋季通訊 Watoto社區

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教育在打破貧困和暴力循環方面發揮著關鍵作用。

統計發現受過教育的女孩有較低機會感染愛滋病毒、落入人口販運、性虐待、意外懷孕、早婚等無助的生活。事實上，當女孩能繼續上學時，她們更有機會成長為有能力的女性。

這正是我們的「讓女孩上學去」項目的目標——因為如果我們現在可以鼓勵女孩並教導她們在基督裡的價值，我們就可以幫助減少以後需要我們幫助的弱勢女性的數量。

認識Mary，您正幫助支持的其中一位女孩。

十六歲時，她意識到每天持續上學的挑戰。她有13個兄弟姐妹。她明白能上學從不簡單，而教育能發揮她的潛力。她決心改變自己及家人的生活。

「我的父母負擔不起送我們所有兄弟姐妹上學的費用，所以我努力學習是為了改善他們的生活。我想供養他們。這就是學習對我如此重要的原因。」

Mary解釋了她的現況，分享説：「Watoto讓女孩上學去項目改變了一切。我的父母努力照顧我和我的兄弟姐妹，買不起衛生巾。作為一個女孩，我必須找到一種方法。我在經期時經常在絕無僅有的情況下被迫以布料暫代衛生巾。所以，讓女孩上學去對我來說就是一切。他們幫助我不再每個月都擔心我的月經或我會從哪裡得到錢買衛生巾，所以我可以專注於我的學習。」

「感謝我們的助養者持續地幫助和支持我們。」

全賴您的支持，Mary能夠繼續上學。我們衷心感謝您！

English:

Education plays a critical role in breaking the cycle of poverty and violence.

Girls who are educated are less vulnerable to HIV, human trafficking, sexual abuse, unwanted pregnancies, early marriage, and a life of no choices. In fact, when girls are kept in school, they stand a better chance of growing into empowered women.

This is why our Keep a Girl in School initiative is so important—because if we can educate girls and teach them their value in Christ now, we can help decrease the number of vulnerable women who need our help later.

Meet Mary, one of the girls your support is helping us keep in school.

At sixteen years old, she is aware of the challenges of consistently attending school. She has 13 brothers and sisters. She understands being in school is a privilege that will unlock her full potential. But her determination is not about her alone.

“My parents can’t afford to send us all to school, so I study to change their stories. I want to provide for them. That’s why school is so important to me.”

Mary explained her reality, sharing, “Keep a Girl in School changed everything. My parents struggled to take care of me and my brothers and sisters and couldn’t afford sanitary pads. As a girl I had to find a way. I would often have to use cloths during my period because that’s all I had. So, Keep a Girl in School is everything to me. They helped me stop worrying every month about my periods or where I would get the money to buy pads, so instead I could focus on my studies.

“Thank you to our sponsors for consistently helping and supporting us.”

Mary could have become another statistic, but instead, because of your support she is able to stay in school. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!