Comments on: Fundraising tops £10,000 – our Burma school opens! http://www.audleyblog.com/2008/11/12/fundraising-tops-10000-our-burma-school-opens/ Life at the Mill Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:06:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Shaun Embury http://www.audleyblog.com/2008/11/12/fundraising-tops-10000-our-burma-school-opens/comment-page-1/#comment-2822 Shaun Embury Wed, 13 May 2009 08:55:09 +0000 http://www.audleyblog.com/?p=230#comment-2822 Dear Caitlin, Thank you for your email and for your support of our fundraising efforts. I wanted to write to you directly but I will also be posting my reply here on our Audley Blog pages. I am delighted to hear that you are travelling to Myanmar/Burma next week as it is a country that is very close to my heart. The people are incredibly friendly and welcome you to their country without any agenda. We have had a number of clients travelling to the school and all have chosen to take with them various stationary and useful items to help support the children's learning. It is however possible to sponsor a child's education not only at Paya Ngoto but at other schools in Burma. Education at state schools is free, but parents still have to find money to pay for text books, school uniforms, school satchels, umbrellas or rain coats (as the school term starts in June, which is the start of the monsoon season), slippers (flip flops) and stationary (especially exercise books for the whole year). Most parents, particularly in the Paya Ngoto community fear the month of June as this is when the school opens and they need to find the money to buy necessities for their children's schooling. It is best to support a child through the school rather than giving money directly to a family, as this means that the teachers can distribute funds to those that need it most and possibly to more than one child depending on the amount of sponsorship. As a rough guide, the average expense for a primary school child is about 10,000 kyats per month (which is equivalent to around USD 10). As I am unsure of your travel plans and what arrangements you already have in place, please let me know what additional information you may require. I hope you have a wonderful trip to Myanmar and if I can be of further assistance, I would be more than happy to help. Kate Dicks Southeast Asia Regional Manager Dear Caitlin,
Thank you for your email and for your support of our fundraising efforts. I wanted to write to you directly but I will also be posting my reply here on our Audley Blog pages.

I am delighted to hear that you are travelling to Myanmar/Burma next week as it is a country that is very close to my heart. The people are incredibly friendly and welcome you to their country without any agenda. We have had a number of clients travelling to the school and all have chosen to take with them various stationary and useful items to help support the children’s learning.

It is however possible to sponsor a child’s education not only at Paya Ngoto but at other schools in Burma. Education at state schools is free, but parents still have to find money to pay for text books, school uniforms, school satchels, umbrellas or rain coats (as the school term starts in June, which is the start of the monsoon season), slippers (flip flops) and stationary (especially exercise books for the whole year). Most parents, particularly in the Paya Ngoto community fear the month of June as this is when the school opens and they need to find the money to buy necessities for their children’s schooling.

It is best to support a child through the school rather than giving money directly to a family, as this means that the teachers can distribute funds to those that need it most and possibly to more than one child depending on the amount of sponsorship. As a rough guide, the average expense for a primary school child is about 10,000 kyats per month (which is equivalent to around USD 10).

As I am unsure of your travel plans and what arrangements you already have in place, please let me know what additional information you may require. I hope you have a wonderful trip to Myanmar and if I can be of further assistance, I would be more than happy to help.

Kate Dicks
Southeast Asia Regional Manager

]]> By: Caitlin Chalmers http://www.audleyblog.com/2008/11/12/fundraising-tops-10000-our-burma-school-opens/comment-page-1/#comment-2764 Caitlin Chalmers Mon, 04 May 2009 09:48:02 +0000 http://www.audleyblog.com/?p=230#comment-2764 Hi, I am about to travel to Myanmar next week. I will be fundraising money and would like to use it to send some children to school for the duration of their elementary school years. I am looking into how to contact an appropriate school to pay the fees and enroll the children. Is the school you built a tuition based school? If so, I would be interested in enrolling some children if this is possible. If not, well done on opening it and take care. Kind Regards, Caitlin Hi,

I am about to travel to Myanmar next week. I will be fundraising money and would like to use it to send some children to school for the duration of their elementary school years. I am looking into how to contact an appropriate school to pay the fees and enroll the children. Is the school you built a tuition based school? If so, I would be interested in enrolling some children if this is possible. If not, well done on opening it and take care.

Kind Regards,

Caitlin

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