As some of you know, today I have been struggling to make a decision about the other organization that I sponsor at. Over the summer I started sponsoring one girl in Haiti, Sandia. Things seemed to be going well, so I recently added Midielande. Unfortunately, things have not been working out with the organization to the standards that I hoped, and that they seemed originally. I am not sure what is going on, but I feel like I have just lost some trust and confidence. I have been debating what to do, and decided that I will cancel my sponsorship of the new girl, Midielande. I haven't spoken to her yet, and I started sponsoring her because I wanted her to go to school. I found out that she would not be starting school (until January) and I just felt, well, upset, because my sponsorship fees were supposed to cover that, but apparently are not enough. I'm not sure what is going on, and I know a lot is going on in Haiti right now, but for now I think it is just better to cancel this rather than start a new relationship with a child when I am not 100% of the organization.
For now, I am keeping Sandia, my other child there, who I HAVE developed a relationship with, but I decided not to do the IGP I was planning. I will see what happens.
I'm not sure what is going on with the organization, but I really hope it turns out well, because they have great ideas, but seem to have trouble organizing. I'm not sure. I feel really sad cancelling the sponsorship, but I just don't know if my sponsorship would really be benefiting her right now.
On a happy note, I got two letters today from 2 CI kids, Neha (my newest) and Saba. I posted both of them. And additionally, the other organization where I sponsor one child in India finally posted an update on Ghousia. I know little about Ghousia and the organization is run very differently, but I am very happy to say that her report shows that her grades have improves drastically (from pretty fair/poor to excellent looking grades!) She also got a "double promotion" in school, which I think may mean skipped up two grades? Though I haven't been able to develop a relationship with her, I am so happy to see these improvements!
Here is her report:
Overall Academic Performance
Ghousia s performance in annual exam is excellent. Since she has also performed well in internal assessments and academic support center she has been given double promotion in school.
Extracurricular Activities
She has enthusiastically participated in various sports and academic competitions organized in her school. On “Children’s Day”, a cultural event and a few outdoor games were organized in the school. She was an enthusiastic participant in this program.
Social Skills
She is a well-mannered girl and comes to the school neatly dressed.
General Health
She generally keeps good health. School health programme and midday meal programmes helps her to be healthy.
General Comments
We have started rigorous academic support classes called Balala Vidya Vedika held daily after school hours and during vacations by community youths trained on both pedagogy and joyful learning methods to reinforce the concepts learnt in the class.
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