K is a girl in the Child sponsorship program. The eldest of 2 boys and 5 girls. Like many villagers who have no land, her parents work as labourers, often tending to other people’s fields. Each being paid less than 1 US dollar a day. She used to have to help out at home, and have barely one meal a day. Her father felt bad not being able to send her to school.
Now she and the family are doing better. Her parents are in a self-help group. Where they learn to save a little bit of money regularly, taking out small loans for special needs such as to invest in a small business. The family is raising small farm animals such as hens to produce chicken, goats, etc., to supplement the family income.
She is now having 3 meals a day. She is attending school regularly and is in fact the top of her class. She has grown much taller since I met her for the first time, and has a ready, resident smile.
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