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The
Literacy Scholarship Fund
Illiteracy
is a kind of prison. Illiterate people
find their progress in life blocked in
every direction they turn. They see literate
people moving about unhindered, finding
good jobs, reading and writing letters,
working in offices, helping their children
with homework, taking notes in meetings,
signing contracts, reading in church and
studying scripture, enjoying books. All
the while they cannot even read the directions
on medication for a sick child.
Illiteracy
is a prison that is invisible to most
of us on the outside. We hardly remember
a time when we could not read and cannot
imagine the daily humiliations, frustrations,
and lost opportunities illiterate people
face. We are so used to the freedom literacy
gives us that we take it for granted.
If
you are able to read these words then
you are very privileged. Through the Literacy
Scholarship Fund, Beyond Borders makes
it possible for you to share this privilege
with a Haitian who never had the chance
to attend school. Like the scholarship
funds that universities establish for
talented or needy students, this fund
covers the cost of teaching someone to
read and write, the cost of books, teaching
materials, teacher training, salaries,
& supervision, etc.
Consider
the impact you can have. For $300 you
can underwrite the entire cost of literacy
training for an individual Haitian. With
your pledge to give $25 a month for a
year to the Literacy Scholarship fund
you will know that you are sharing the
gift of literacy with someone and giving
them a powerful tool they can use in their
struggle against poverty. Beyond Borders
will send you periodic reports telling
the story of someone who is learning to
read through the Literacy Scholarship
Fund.
I'd
like more information from Beyond Borders
about the Literacy Scholarship Fund.
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