Sharing Web Resources

The organization I selected was Save the Children:
The link to this website is http://www.savethechildren.org

  Save the children is the leading independent organization creating lasting changein the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Save the children work with other organizations, governments, non-profits and a variety of local partners while maintaining their own independence without political agenda or religious orientation.

The issue that caught my attention was Education.

Education is the road that children follow to reach their full potential in life ( save the children). Many children in need around the world don not get a quality education where they can learn and develop. To advance learning, Save the children supports education programs for children in the classroom and at home.

In, 2011, Save the children's education programs reached nearly 10 million children, thanks to the many families, teachers, government officials and community volunteers who help inspire these learners.

Results of the Education Programs:
Beatrice Learns to read. 11 year old Beatrice could not read. The teachers realize that she was sensitive and embarassed by her failure. She was frustrated and angry, which caused her to refused their offer of help., she withdrew into a shell. If only Beatrice knew she was not alone. In Ethiopia, 23 percent of children in third grade could not read a single word in one minute, in Nepal, that number was 50%. One person, Mai was determined to help Beatrice. She invited Beatrice to a reading camp , Beatrice refused. Mai visited Beatrice at home to read to her. Beatrice began to be interested in the stories. Mai told Beatrice the stories could only continue at camp, because of her ionterest in the stories Beatrice decided to come to camp. Today Beatrice is a 4th, grader, and a group leader at the reading camp.

Tererai' Dream come True: Dr. Tererai Trent had a dream that one day she would have the opportunity to pursue the education she longed for as a child so that she could help all the boys and girls of her village. Born  in an impoverished family in a remote village in Matau, Zimbabwe, she was not allowed to go to school. married at 11, soon to become the mother of five children. In 2011, she was selected by Oprah, as a all time favorite guest and honored with a favorite gift; 1.5 million donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation for Save the Children to rebuild the Matau Primary School and improve learning for children. Today her dream is coming true  for teaching children and improving training for teachers and supplying books.  " Education states Tererai is the pathway to progress and the gateway out of poverty" ( Tererai Trent, save the children, 2013).

                                             Tererai's Dream: Coming True for Children.