By Karen Wienberg | Chair, Little Footprints Big Steps Organization
What a whirlwind it was…but now the school books with the names carefully printed on the covers are in the backpacks and in the classrooms! The new uniforms are washed and ironed weekly, shoes polished, and proudly worn to school each day. Large bowls of nutritious breakfast is gobbled up before riding their bicycles or the Little Footprints staff comes to drive them to their schools. Afternoons with tutors – and a snack – unfold eagerly.
So wonderful to see the pride and excitement of the parents. Many are in disbelief that these are their children heading off to school. Many for the first time ever. Some who have just been rescued and reunited with their families. They are not just learning ‘reading, writing and arithmetic’, they are learning that they are worthy of that opportunity. The tutoring through the summer months has ensured that they are ready.
Whether the child lives with their family in distant Jeremie to the south or Cabaret to the north, or in Les Cayes where our Transitional and Girls’ Safehouses are – the opportunity for education is now a reality. The eagerness and gratitude for this chance is real.
What a gift you have given. Please share with others to ensure that all 153 children we work with are able to attend school regularly.
Real time impacts – future opportunties! Thank you for being a partner in making this happen.
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