In the looking glass is despair
No future for ni-Vanuatu {{{kids|children}}}
Ever woken up and looked in the mirror at the face of despair? In the far north of Vanuatu there are kids who have no looking glass; have no cash; have no opportunity to ever go to high school.
YouMe Support Foundation, partnering with winaresort.com, in a world first, is funding away a private holiday home and six holiday apartments on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu (New Hebrides). Later this year a lucky winner will own this small boutique resort, a tax free income and a superannuation package, or holiday accommodation for friends and family. All proceeds go into a Trust Fund to provide non-repayable education grants for underprivileged children from the northern islands of Vanuatu. These children will have the chance to peer in the looking glass and see something truly wonderful as they look in to a whole new world. For you there is no better investment.
Reflected in the turquoise waters of the South Pacific Ocean, the steep-sided volcanic ridges glide into the sea. Tucked on a square kilometre of flat land at the water's edge is a village of 150 people living a life dependent on these northern Vanuatu lands for their daily needs. Island life is rich in its simplicity. Steeped in tradition and customs this cashless society moves toward the 21st century providing its children with a primary school education. But no schooling is free.
Your looking glass shows reflections of families and children who are well-educated and computer literate to secondary level. Your children are confident about their place in the world. Your children have goals about their futures and reach out to grasp those opportunities.
The shy children from the geographically isolated islands of north Vanuatu dream too. They dream to become carpenters, plumbers, secretaries, teachers, nurses . You can make their dream become into existence.
Living in a traditional cashless society , the price of high school is beyond the community's means. Across Vanuatu, 6000 children will sit the Grade 6 exam seeking to achieve one of the 1400 places available to continue their education. Acceptance means the struggle to find the fees, leaving the tropical paradise island and travelling alone across the ocean to new islands, new communities and new experiences.
Charities like the YouMe Support Foundation provide scholarships for the high achieving students to realise their dreams. When you donate to the YouMe Support Foundation you enter the draw for Seachange Lodge to become the proud new owner of your own private holiday home plus six holiday apartments for your friends and family. Email your friends with this article. Join hands with YouMe Support Foundation and winaresort.com and make a real difference in the lives of these children and their village community.
About the Author
Dr Wendy and her husband Rick are the CEOs of YouMe Support Foundation, supplier of non-repayable high school education grants . Over the past four years they and their guests from Seachange Lodgehave provided desperately needed school supplies to remote island communities in the far north of Vanuatu. YouMe Support Foundation in partner ship with Win a Resort</a> is raffling Seachange Lodge on the Internet. All funds are placed into a Trust Fund to provide education for children who will never go to high school without outside assistance. Your donation can make a difference in the lives of these children. Their education can make a difference in the life of the village. To make your donation go to Win a Resort
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