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“I walk dogs and mind pets to raise pocket money for Jacob’s Well.”
http://www.jacobswell.org.au
Ben sponsors two children from Rejoice Care Centre and has raised enough money to sponsor a well situated in a remote village in the Indian state of Orissa.
This village houses 45 families who, prior to Jacob’s Well’s involvement, did not have access to clean water. Join the journey and view Jacob’s Well DVD on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSuI4QdBlHQ
Field Report
Through education lives will be saved.
Thanks to Ben’s sponsorship, villagers have now experienced a guaranteed supply of clean water all year round.
When the children at Rejoice heard Ben was walking dogs to raise money for them they were very excited and wanted to help. They thought they could maybe gather firewood locally or contribute in some other way.
Ben said, “One morning I wasn’t feeling well, but sometimes when you’re out there (walking dogs) you just think of the starving children that need your help and that sometimes is the only thing that gets me up and out at quarter past seven on a Saturday morning when the cartoons are on…”
Not only has Ben’s life been transformed, but also his entire family, the children at Rejoice, the villagers and others who have been touched and inspired by Ben.
View Ben’s full interview on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0qjQ2ju0dc
It is early morning and the sun is rising, revealing the morning mist that is hovering over the surrounding mountains. After a quick breakfast it is onto the motorbike for an hour and a half drive to a small town that is the central hub for one of the districts Jacob’s Well is working in.
After a brief stop we continued our journey off the beaten track to a village 30km from the main small town – up hill, down dale, through two rivers and then up one final extremely steep hill to a village only accessible by foot. By now the sun had fully risen, the rooster done crowing and the villagers were getting ready for the day ahead.
Our tutors arrived one hour later and gathered the children, who are eager to learn. Simultaneously one of our workers met with the village leader and other senior men to discuss the progress of our joint building venture, the Literacy and Community Centre. Meanwhile classes had commenced, attended by ten girls and nine boys. The numbers are down as the village is still recovering after two months from a severe bout of fever that broke out during the wet season.
The morning class consisted of learning to write the alphabet, with each child using their own slate and chalk provided by Jacob’s Well. The afternoon class was taught through songs and storytelling, which both the young and old love to hear. One of the older boys in this village can already read due to schooling when he lived in another village.
He has taken on a leadership role helping the other children to learn. His reading skills have continued to develop in our literacy class with the provision of textbooks that, together with our tutors, he reads through. The villagers are grateful and show tremendous hospitality with an endless supply of freshly picked and roasted corn-on-the-cob accompanied by sliced cucumber.
It is now time to leave and we trekked back over the hill, down the dale, climbed onto the motorbike, travelled along some rugged dirt tracks, then back on foot again and wade through a river to the other village where we have also implemented our literacy program.
We arrived finally at 2:30pm. Nineteen boys and girls participate in the class and displayed their newly acquired skills to us. Our literacy tutors conducted the afternoon’s class using a variety of teaching methods, including memorising, recitation, problem solving exercises, storytelling and song.
There is no government school and no electricity in this village, however they have implemented hygiene practices, have clean drinking water and literacy education thanks to Jacob’s Well and the generosity of our sponsors.
Jacob’s Well
http://www.jacobswell.org.au/
Jacob’s Well hopes to break the poverty cycle by sinking fresh water wells in villages, establishing health and resource centres and providing life changing education for children from tribal villages and the slums.
“I walk dogs and mind pets to raise pocket money for Jacob’s Well.”
http://www.jacobswell.org.au
Ben sponsors two children from Rejoice Care Centre and has raised enough money to sponsor a well situated in a remote village in the Indian state of Orissa.
This village houses 45 families who, prior to Jacob’s Well’s involvement, did not have access to clean water. Join the journey and view Jacob’s Well DVD on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSuI4QdBlHQ
Field Report
Through education lives will be saved.
Thanks to Ben’s sponsorship, villagers have now experienced a guaranteed supply of clean water all year round.
When the children at Rejoice heard Ben was walking dogs to raise money for them they were very excited and wanted to help. They thought they could maybe gather firewood locally or contribute in some other way.
Ben said, “One morning I wasn’t feeling well, but sometimes when you’re out there (walking dogs) you just think of the starving children that need your help and that sometimes is the only thing that gets me up and out at quarter past seven on a Saturday morning when the cartoons are on…”
Not only has Ben’s life been transformed, but also his entire family, the children at Rejoice, the villagers and others who have been touched and inspired by Ben.
View Ben’s full interview on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0qjQ2ju0dc
It is early morning and the sun is rising, revealing the morning mist that is hovering over the surrounding mountains. After a quick breakfast it is onto the motorbike for an hour and a half drive to a small town that is the central hub for one of the districts Jacob’s Well is working in.
After a brief stop we continued our journey off the beaten track to a village 30km from the main small town – up hill, down dale, through two rivers and then up one final extremely steep hill to a village only accessible by foot. By now the sun had fully risen, the rooster done crowing and the villagers were getting ready for the day ahead.
Our tutors arrived one hour later and gathered the children, who are eager to learn. Simultaneously one of our workers met with the village leader and other senior men to discuss the progress of our joint building venture, the Literacy and Community Centre. Meanwhile classes had commenced, attended by ten girls and nine boys. The numbers are down as the village is still recovering after two months from a severe bout of fever that broke out during the wet season.
The morning class consisted of learning to write the alphabet, with each child using their own slate and chalk provided by Jacob’s Well. The afternoon class was taught through songs and storytelling, which both the young and old love to hear. One of the older boys in this village can already read due to schooling when he lived in another village.
He has taken on a leadership role helping the other children to learn. His reading skills have continued to develop in our literacy class with the provision of textbooks that, together with our tutors, he reads through. The villagers are grateful and show tremendous hospitality with an endless supply of freshly picked and roasted corn-on-the-cob accompanied by sliced cucumber.
It is now time to leave and we trekked back over the hill, down the dale, climbed onto the motorbike, travelled along some rugged dirt tracks, then back on foot again and wade through a river to the other village where we have also implemented our literacy program.
We arrived finally at 2:30pm. Nineteen boys and girls participate in the class and displayed their newly acquired skills to us. Our literacy tutors conducted the afternoon’s class using a variety of teaching methods, including memorising, recitation, problem solving exercises, storytelling and song.
There is no government school and no electricity in this village, however they have implemented hygiene practices, have clean drinking water and literacy education thanks to Jacob’s Well and the generosity of our sponsors.
Jacob’s Well
http://www.jacobswell.org.au/
Jacob’s Well hopes to break the poverty cycle by sinking fresh water wells in villages, establishing health and resource centres and providing life changing education for children from tribal villages and the slums.
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