By peter humphris | Chairperson IGWR Inc.
Thank you once again for making a difference.
We are empowered and inspired when we can actually see ourselves making a difference in the world. We have over one hundred “kids” that have ‘graduated’ through IGWR sponsorship and who now stand on their own two feet making their way in the world and often supporting others.
We’ve shared the journey with these kids from primary school, through the 2015 Earthquake, and now delight in seeing some of them married, some working overseas, and some working in hospitals, banks, hospitality and even running their own businesses in Nepal.
And the kids you are currently supporting are attending school, college or university because you have given them this opportunity. Who knows what they will go on to become and achieve!
Our team are heading to Nepal in September.
Due to Covid we’ve not been able to visit Nepal for nearly three years, and we’re looking forward to visiting this September and to seeing once again how the children are growing.
Zoom and photos have kept us ‘in the picture’, but actually being there is where we get to ‘feel’ the real value that ‘giving’ achieves.
Our visits are all self-funded and enable us to fully audit our project work and to determine with the team in Nepal where we need to focus for the year(s) ahead.
We will send another report following that visit and will also use our website and social media to ensure we can share with you some images that show what’s happening, what you are making happen!
Single mums need all the support we can give them.
We have been working with several ‘single mum’ families, some of their stories are on our website; these women have an amazing capacity to hold things together in the face of adversity. Our aim is to support their kids and to support them so they do not have to work such long hours and can spend time being (and enjoying being) mum.
It will be a privilege to meet these families on our visit and I’m sure will be humbled and energised by sharing time with such amazing people.
Financially we are keeping up with our budget.
Funding our operations is very much like a tight household budget and each month we seem to have just enough for us to get through. The GlobalGiving Bonus Day this year was a success; and we’re grateful for a donor who made up the shortfall between our target and what we achieved on the day.
Our regular monthly donors/sponsors really give us the security of knowing that we can continue to build on what we’re achieving, and with more monthly sponsors we know we could do more.
We are creative beings…..
Many of us feel that we’re living in uncertain times, Covid, Ukraine, Climate Change and many other factors have caused us to question some of the patterns of life that we took for granted.
However, the silver lining in the current stormy climate is that we are discovering that we each have a part to play in bringing about change. And “giving” is the very essence of our creativity.
“If doing the most you can for others means that you are also flourishing, then that is the best possible outcome for everyone.” [Peter Singer]
In addition to watching the news, I take time to look for ‘acts of creation’; and there are some wonderful examples of a growing evolution toward active participation in making the world a better place for all.
It is quite empowering to understand that we, each one of us, has a part to play in the unfolding of tomorrow.
Take a moment to appreciate that it is your gift that has given these kids the opportunity that they have so readily embraced. Without you they would not have the chance of a better future.
IGWR Compliance and Transparency.
We are committed to ensuring that we achieve real outcomes with the funds that are entrusted to IGWR, and we strive to set a standard of practice that will ensure that we operate with a ‘best practice’ set of standards. We have our policies and practices available on our website, and are happy to receive questions, comments and suggestions from supporters that can assist us in making improvements.
Thank you, for all you give, and for the smiles you bring to faces far away
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