My first first student in residence to be

Jan 24, 2007

Having presented Crysle with a box of Japanese chocolates for guiding us , the following day she wanted to respond with a gift to me so she went hunting in the jungle and caught a wild chicken which she presented to me. After thinking over how to accept and what I would do with a live chicken I told her I was happy to accept but would she please raise it for me. You can see the smile on her face when she agreed to do so.

Crysle's 17 year old sister with newborn baby

Crysle and sister in front of their house

Having the family gathered around I asked what Crysle would like to be in the future. She replied “a teacher”. So I said to the family I would like to make them all a partner with me . The deal was that I would see to it that Crysle who obviously was very smart, would go to college if she proves well in her current studies and the family must in return keep her safe from the boys so that she doesn’t end up with 2 children like her sister at 17 and continue the cycle of poverty. I told them that Crysle is their asset and must be protected and after becoming a teacher their lives would improve and the younger children would then have their own chance as well. The family agreed and I told them I would sometimes provide them with jobs on the land in order to help with daily needs. They were quite happy to accept this as well. So it seems we have our first student in residence to be.

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About Robert

I am a Canadian living in Japan and the Philippines for more than 40 years. After surviving the tsunami in Phuket, Thailand, in December 2004, I decided it was finally time to act on a long held desire to do something for the children of the area who have less available to them in terms of health care, shelter and education. I have established a non profit organization that helps care for these needs of some children. I sincerely thank those who would like to contribute to the cause in any way, please email us at: info@rosecgi.org

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