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May this holiday season bring you joy, health, friendship and love.
In these challenging times, Sahaya deeply appreciates your continuous support through which we keep making positive change in the lives of many children and families, and their communities. We are determined to keep building cross-cultural bridges of friendship and support across the globe. 2018 has been a very productive year. A few highlights include:
- Through the activities of our partner organizations in India, Vietnam and Kenya, we are currently assisting 9 school programs (including 2 special schools) that together educate more than a thousand children.
- Via our sponsorship program, we are supporting more than 600 orphans and vulnerable children in India, Vietnam and Kenya with their education and basic needs. This includes 35 HIV-infected children and youth who, thanks to our annual Sahaya Walks, remain healthy through proper health care and nutrition.
- We are supporting more than 50 college students in India, Vietnam and Kenya with scholarships to cover their expenses; most of them are the first ones in their families to pursue a college degree. This includes students in engineering, nursing school, medical college, nurses, and many other degrees.
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| Doreen is a student in Kenya. She is studying a Certificate Course in Food and Beverage Production thanks to a scholarship by Sahaya . |
- In India, we started an agricultural program to train farmers on modern crop technologies which provide 3 to 5 fold higher yields, food items with higher nutritious value, and are also environmentally more friendly. This program is aimed at lifting up many farmers families out of poverty with long-term sustainability. Needless to say that we are very excited about this program and plan to continue building this up. Click on the picture to learn more.
- In Vietnam, we have built so far 200 simple homes for families that had been living in uninhabitable shacks. See below to learn more about our plans to make a Sahaya documentary about this program, as filming will take place in 2019.
Through an act of kindness, each of us is a drop that creates a ripple effect. For being part of this,
we thank you, most sincerely!
Happy holidays!
Koen Van Rompay
Founder/Secretary
As Sahaya remains 100% volunteer-based, the maximum of your donation goes to our programs overseas.
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Be part of our next documentary:
Sahaya Going Beyond-Vietnam
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Click here
to learn more about our plans to make a second documentary, this time about our programs in Vietnam - and how you can be part of this, see your name in the credits, and get your donation matched!
Filming is scheduled to take place in April 2019!
Because of our collaboration with Reel-Aid, we can guarantee a top-notch Hollywood narrator.
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SUPPORT US VIA AMAZONSMILE
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Do you shop online at Amazon?
Then consider shopping via AmazonSmile (which is part of Amazon, so you find the same product deals and discounts). A few percent of your purchase will be donated to Sahaya International, if you click on the picture above or use this link
Remember to go through AmazonSmile (bookmark it for future use) as donations through the regular Amazon website do not offer these benefits.
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Donate non-cash old items via iDonate:
In addition to money donations, we areable to accept vehicle donations, unused gift cards, and other selected items through a partnership with iDonate. This is an easy way to get rid of items you or your family and friends no longer use.
Depending on the item, iDonate will take care of pick-up, provide pre-paid postage labels and so on; in other words, it's made convenient for you. They will provide you with a tax receipt. To learn more about the kind of items you can donate, or to get started, go to http://sahaya.org/idonate
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