My life devoted to helping the children of this world started exactly 17 years ago on this day with Children International. Initially I was looking for a child sponsorship program through UK based organisation because every $ or £ I donate the UK government would have added 25% on top (as opposed to less Income Tax taken off from your earnings in the USA). In other words, living and working in the UK, yet supporting a charity outside the country won't have any tax benefits to either myself or CI. It was a big decision for me personally. I did my research and decided to go with CI and another international program based here for a year just to compare the services. CI stood up to my expectations despite losing that extra governmental support. It was very different or (should I say) the golden time of this organisation. Today, my sponsorship world spans across 3 continents with CI and 3 other local NGOs based in Bhutan and Sri Lanka. In fact my Bhutanese sponsorship inspired by a sto
Luz is my newest child joined back in last July. She is the only daughter in a single parent family of 3 from Jalisco. The life has been harder for them especially when mum lost her job due to the pandemic. They now depend on financial support from Luz's maternal grandfather. In spite of the difficulties, Luz values her education. She's in grade 8 of school year spanning September through June. Luz enjoys going to church to learn catechism. At her age, I too went to study Buddhism at our local temple every Sunday. She also likes fishing in a faraway dam. Dams are great places to catch fish. Once upon a summer day, I too went fishing with my neighbor at a nearby lake. It was wonderful experience – I told her. Anyone heard of ' Mi Burrito Sabanero '? Apparently a popular children song in Latin America, and Luz was rehearsing it for the school Christmas concert last year. So as our journey begins.. talking and getting to know each other. And where will she take me next? (q