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Tel: +504-3390-1998

Ivania, finished 9th grade with an 86% average. ¨My dream is to become a doctor. I want to help other children like my little brother. He has Down Syndrome and a heart problem. It has been very difficult for my family. But with God´s help I know I will be able to reach my dreams.´

Ivania needs a sponsor for studying 10th Grade this year. Her budget for the year is approximately $1200 to include all her materials, uniforms, books, and transport and school supplies. Thanks for the continuing support from Rick and George who have steadfastly helped this program

Highlights 2012

SOCCER SENSATIONS Here are Dunia and Sulma at a soccer game. Their team scored 4 to 0! Congratulations!

A SHINING STAR Zamantha with her mother on her 15th birthday. Zamantha finished her first year of High School in Tourism with shining grades.

FIRST GRADUATION Dunia, the first to graduate from High School!! Congratulations and many thanks to her sponsors all these years!

NEWSLETTERThe Oxford Center January 2013

THE BUENA VISTA YOUTH SPONSORING PROJECT

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First Student to Graduate

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(Translation from Spanish) “Finally my graduation day has arrived!” Says Dunia, “I still can´t believe it. I am with Andrea and Nabil in this picture because my real sponsors, Deedee and Jeff could not come from the United States. I love them very much and thank them for their support all these years. Thanks to them I have achieved my dream”.

“Here I am with my Mom and my High School Diploma. She says she is very proud of me and very thankful to God and to my

sponsors. Now my aim is to continue studying. I want to become an Agro-Industrial Engineer. I want to help my country produce better food. I hope I can find some part-time work, although here the businesses do not like their employees to study. I will try my best to be a good student. Deedee and Jeff, you are my angels! Thank you. “

Dunia´s budget for her first year of University is approximately $1300 including books, materials, transport and group work costs.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!

“My senior year social work was helping build a health assistance room at the local Health Center in Siguatepeque.”

SULMA: WE BELIEVED YOU COULD DO IT“I want to have my own Greenhouse and grow flowers and organic vegetables. “

Sulma, who started out as a malnourished and challenged student, finished 9th grade with an 82% average and also as an outstanding soccer player. She has won a scholarship that covers tuition, and room and board to study agriculture in a Technical School this year. She will need uniforms, boots and working shoes, personal effects, sneakers and some basic school supplies in order to go. Her budget including transport is approximately $400.

We want to help them too

This  year  the  Oxford  Center  has  received  several  dona5ons  towards  helping  one  assistant  teacher  with  a  s5pend  at  the  Special  School,  Carita  de  Angel  (Face  of  an  Angel).  Previously  this  teacher  was  working  as  a  volunteer  as  funds  had  not  been  available.

Here  we  see  him  and  another  teacher  working  in  the  classroom.  He  says,  “I  feel  much  beHer  now  as  I  can  cover  my  bus  fare  and  expenses,  also  I  feel  like  I  am  part  of  the  staff  now.  I  am  on  the  payroll!”  Many  thanks  to  the  generous  sponsors  for  their  assistance.

HEIDY MEZA COULD NOT GO TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF LACK OF FINANCIAL MEANS. For her to study 4th grade this year she has a budget of $600 for the year approximately, to include uniforms, sports uniform, shoes, materials, school supplies and other expenses the school asks for, such as monthly payment for the English and computer classes, security and purchasing a desk.

Ángela,  a  single  mother,  bravely  completed  her  second  year  of  High  School  in  Business  Administra5on  during  her  pregnancy,  making  up  her  exams  immediately  aOer  giving  birth  to  her  son.  She  says,  “It  is  more  difficult  for  me  now,  but  I  will  con5nue  to  study.  I  want  my  son  to  have  a  beHer  life  than  I  had.  I  will  do  everything  possible  to  become  a  professional.”  If  God  will´s  I  will  graduate  this  year  in  Business  Administra5on”.  Her  budget  is  approximately  $1200  for  the  year.

“Most important of all is the education of girl children, for these girls will one day be mothers, and the mother is the first teacher of the child.”