Photograph of children in Nepal to make you think

[hpsaucey]

Well. I don't know if anyone else saw this image (see the 3rd image down, comment above it) on the Daily Mail website yesterday? It made me cry. I think it was taken 2-3 years ago so god knows how/where the two boys are now. If I knew or could find out I'd do whatever was needed to help the family. I've been meaning to sponsor a child for a while so no putting it off any longer. Anyway, it made me think about how lucky most of our children (and we) are ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052475/Entries-years-Environmental-Photographer-Year-Competition.html

[KatsuQueen]

yes we are lucky. (saw the photo) :(

[kristymac1]

Hi, we sponsor a child through the charity Plan uk - they are a very lovely charity and have one of the highest percentages of sponsorship/donations going direct to the child or childs family. Our sponsored child is Margaret, she's 12 now and we have made the commitment to sponsor her until she's 18, the money enables her to go to school in Kenya and assists her mother with the family work which Margaret would ordinarily have to do, thus stopping her being able to go to school. We receive letters and photographs from her and her family and we write to her also.

Our daughter is 4 and we talk about Margaret and how children's lives can be very different from hers and I do think it helps her appreciate even at a young age just how fortunate she is (and I don't mean all the plastic cr*p)......

[hpsaucey]

I have leaflets etc for Plan - good to hear your good reports of it kristymac1. Its always been one of those things I say I'll get round to and haven't. Will do now. Just wish I could help those two children ...