Paloma from the wonderful blog La Dolce Vita is on a campaign to raise awareness for a wonderful charity called Pencils of Promise that seeks to help end our global education crisis. She’s gathered a collective of bloggers together to support this very worthy cause and I am happy that So Haute can serve as a tool to help spread the word.
Did you know that in this world there are 75 million children without access to even the most basic education? Pencils of Promise seeks to end that statistic by partnering with local communities and organizations to build early education schools in developing nations for some of the world’s most impoverished and undereducated children. Through collaborative efforts of sustainable development, Pencils of Promise works to
place a pencil in the hands of every child with the hope that it will be
the first step towards self empowerment and an elevated quality of
life. Here is a video that eloquently captures this organization’s important mission:
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
Many of us often forget the very important task of giving back to those less fortunate. In the spirit of this holiday giving season, I hope that you will consider giving back by donating to Pencils of Promise. The donations collected through our initiative will go towards building a dormitory & library for a high school in Laos, which is the only secondary school in the area.
The dormitory will house 200 high-potential girls
currently living in bamboo huts in Champhet, Laos. We have the opportunity to make an enormous impact if each of us donated just $1. And if you’re able to give more it would be greatly appreciated. ($35 will buy bookshelves for a classroom, $50 provides pencils for on year, $100 will pay a teacher’s salary for three months and so on).
You can donate via this link or you can opt to donate via paypal if you prefer. Every little bit helps and together we can make a difference! If you would like to stay informed about the difference Pencils of Promise is making, be sure to become a fan on their Facebook page. Happy Holidays!
Photos: Nick Onkin
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