By Timothy Dunham | Director
As the world shuts down due to COVID 19, the economic impact is being felt by everyone. But for those who are already living in extreme poverty, the loss of work is most devastating. Education Matters provides aid to poor families so that their children will be encouraged to finish school and thereby break the cycle of poverty. In order to help the children, we also must help the entire family. Recently, two of our staff, Dave and Jason, saw that one of the poorest communities we work with was in great need. The families living in this village work primarily as day laborers making just enough to live day by day. With everything closing down in Thailand, these families are now without work. No work means no food. We only support a couple of children in this village, but it is hard to help one family and not all of them. So, Dave and Jason used their own money (not Education Matters funds) to buy a bag of rice for every family in the village - 33 families in all! We are so thankful for the heart and sacrifice these guys made and it shows the heart of the Education Matters program. The only way we can help children succeed is by helping families succeed!
We are seeing similar needs in all the communities we work in. We will continue to work hard to meet real human needs in the midst of the COVID 19 outbreak! Thank you so much for being part of the solution! And a huge thanks to Dave and Jason for coming alongside those in need!
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