EDUCATIONAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
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Education alone can't solve all of Nepal's problems, but it is a big step in the right direction Matching New Sponsors and Girls
The Nepali school year begins at the end of April. We identify potential sponsors throughout the year and make most placements of new girls by the end of June. New sponsors receive a photo of their girl and a brief story about her family. We provide sponsors with periodic updates throughout the year about their individual girl and about HIO programs in general. We encourage sponsors to develop personal connections by corresponding with their girl as they’d like. Please contact one of our Executive Directors for more information about sponsorship.
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Why HIO Advocates for Sponsoring Girls
HIO understands that poor young boys also deserve the right to an education, and this opportunity is often denied. Government schooling in Nepal is not free. However, with little money to spare, if there is a choice for a family to send either a girl or a boy to school, the boy will most often be given that opportunity. For this reason, in 1995 HIO made the decision to offer sponsorship opportunities to girls only.
HIO is committed to improving the overall quality of education in our partner schools through a program of active teacher training. This educational intervention not only affects the girls and young women we sponsor, but also makes a difference for the thousands of students in our partner schools and the community at large. We recognize the acute need for poor boys to receive a good education and for boys to become aware of the value of the presence of girls in their classrooms. For a literate democracy in Nepal to flourish, there must be a new generation of educated girls, learning alongside boys who value and accept them as equals in every way.
HIO understands that poor young boys also deserve the right to an education, and this opportunity is often denied. Government schooling in Nepal is not free. However, with little money to spare, if there is a choice for a family to send either a girl or a boy to school, the boy will most often be given that opportunity. For this reason, in 1995 HIO made the decision to offer sponsorship opportunities to girls only.
HIO is committed to improving the overall quality of education in our partner schools through a program of active teacher training. This educational intervention not only affects the girls and young women we sponsor, but also makes a difference for the thousands of students in our partner schools and the community at large. We recognize the acute need for poor boys to receive a good education and for boys to become aware of the value of the presence of girls in their classrooms. For a literate democracy in Nepal to flourish, there must be a new generation of educated girls, learning alongside boys who value and accept them as equals in every way.