More information about Charles
You may remember that I've sponsored a young boy from Indonesia, Charles Klau, through Christian Children's Fund. I thought it was high time I posted some more information about Charles here. =) I'll post his picture soon. Also, you can read about his home country, Indonesia, and East Timor, the country his village borders, on MSN Encarta.
Charles' Bio:
"Charles Klau was born into a desperately poor family in East Nusa Tenggara. He lives with his parents only in a very simple house, earthen floor without private bathroom and electricity. His father tries hard to earn a living by working as a farm laborer, but he earns very little that it is impossible to meet the family's needs. His mother, although resourceful at trying to make the most of the little, cannot do much with her husband's low income. The family's annual income is around US$ 100. It is painfully obvious that the child needs help if he wants to get proper nourishment, clothing and better attention. When we learn of his needs, we are happy to welcome him to our big family. Charles is his nickname. His health condition is average and he makes good progress. His hobby is playing with toy cars. He will receive proper clothing and nutritious meals under your kind sponsorship, so that he can grow healthily. he is studying in the primary school now."
GENDER: M
BIRTHDATE: Apr 09, 1992
PROJECT: 2793
COUNTRY: Indonesia
Charles' Project:
INTRO
Bina Mitra Tulakadi, the project where your CCF child receives the benefits of your sponsorship, is a social service center assisting needy children in Silawan and Tulakadi, remote villages in West Timor, located on the border of Indonesia and East Timor.
STANDARD OF LIVING
Siwalan and Tulakadi are situated at the slope of a hill, about 1,000 feet above sea level. The village is barren, rocky and infertile. Drought is common, causing hunger, scabies, diarrhea and malnutrition.
When East Timor separated from Indonesia in 1999, thousands of refugees flocked and lived in barracks around West Timor. Many other people like army, police, UN staffs and volunteers from many national and international aid organizations arrived in great numbers to help the refugees. The influx of those people caused the price of food and other commodities to soar. The Siwalan and Tulakadi villagers who do not receive these humanitarian services have no adequate income to pay food commodities. Meanwhile their farm plots are used for refugee settlements. Many farmers lost their farmland because they are located in East Timor that has now become a different country.
Thousands of refugees hesitated about whether to join a reunification program conducted by UNHCR, or to live in West Timor as citizens of Indonesia or return to East Timor. Many of them have no jobs and spend their time gambling. The cases of crimes are increasing. This situation caused the local and refugee children to become more aggressive and discouraged them from going to primary school. The local kindergarten and primary school cannot accommodate school age children due to limited number of class and teachers. Meanwhile the parents cannot pay school tuition for their children.
PROJECT PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES
Sponsorship assistance helps the project enable the poorest children and their families to have access to clean water, adequate nutrition, proper health care, education, healthy housing and sanitation facilities.
HEALTH CARE AND NUTRITION
To improve the children's health status, the project conducts supplementary feeding, nutrition education, general health checkups and intensive medical treatments when necessary. To prevent hunger, the project runs a food for work program.
SANITATION
The project encourages the people in mutual cooperation to build wells, clean water reservoirs, a pipeline system, latrines and other sanitation facilities.
EDUCATION
The project provides school fees and school supplies for the children, enabling them to enjoy formal education. Study and playgroups are conducted for all children without discriminating against their ethnic or religion of the families.
INCOME GENERATION
The project develops a food security program through land conservation, candelnut planting and multiple crop farming. Working capital is provided to conduct cow fattening.
Charles' Bio:
"Charles Klau was born into a desperately poor family in East Nusa Tenggara. He lives with his parents only in a very simple house, earthen floor without private bathroom and electricity. His father tries hard to earn a living by working as a farm laborer, but he earns very little that it is impossible to meet the family's needs. His mother, although resourceful at trying to make the most of the little, cannot do much with her husband's low income. The family's annual income is around US$ 100. It is painfully obvious that the child needs help if he wants to get proper nourishment, clothing and better attention. When we learn of his needs, we are happy to welcome him to our big family. Charles is his nickname. His health condition is average and he makes good progress. His hobby is playing with toy cars. He will receive proper clothing and nutritious meals under your kind sponsorship, so that he can grow healthily. he is studying in the primary school now."
GENDER: M
BIRTHDATE: Apr 09, 1992
PROJECT: 2793
COUNTRY: Indonesia
Charles' Project:
INTRO
Bina Mitra Tulakadi, the project where your CCF child receives the benefits of your sponsorship, is a social service center assisting needy children in Silawan and Tulakadi, remote villages in West Timor, located on the border of Indonesia and East Timor.
STANDARD OF LIVING
Siwalan and Tulakadi are situated at the slope of a hill, about 1,000 feet above sea level. The village is barren, rocky and infertile. Drought is common, causing hunger, scabies, diarrhea and malnutrition.
When East Timor separated from Indonesia in 1999, thousands of refugees flocked and lived in barracks around West Timor. Many other people like army, police, UN staffs and volunteers from many national and international aid organizations arrived in great numbers to help the refugees. The influx of those people caused the price of food and other commodities to soar. The Siwalan and Tulakadi villagers who do not receive these humanitarian services have no adequate income to pay food commodities. Meanwhile their farm plots are used for refugee settlements. Many farmers lost their farmland because they are located in East Timor that has now become a different country.
Thousands of refugees hesitated about whether to join a reunification program conducted by UNHCR, or to live in West Timor as citizens of Indonesia or return to East Timor. Many of them have no jobs and spend their time gambling. The cases of crimes are increasing. This situation caused the local and refugee children to become more aggressive and discouraged them from going to primary school. The local kindergarten and primary school cannot accommodate school age children due to limited number of class and teachers. Meanwhile the parents cannot pay school tuition for their children.
PROJECT PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES
Sponsorship assistance helps the project enable the poorest children and their families to have access to clean water, adequate nutrition, proper health care, education, healthy housing and sanitation facilities.
HEALTH CARE AND NUTRITION
To improve the children's health status, the project conducts supplementary feeding, nutrition education, general health checkups and intensive medical treatments when necessary. To prevent hunger, the project runs a food for work program.
SANITATION
The project encourages the people in mutual cooperation to build wells, clean water reservoirs, a pipeline system, latrines and other sanitation facilities.
EDUCATION
The project provides school fees and school supplies for the children, enabling them to enjoy formal education. Study and playgroups are conducted for all children without discriminating against their ethnic or religion of the families.
INCOME GENERATION
The project develops a food security program through land conservation, candelnut planting and multiple crop farming. Working capital is provided to conduct cow fattening.
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