Does sponsorship really work?

We are often asked ‘Does sponsorship really work?”

Since day one of PSK the trustees have personally sponsored children, some of the kids have now moved on into work whilst others are still at school. We have been able to follow the progress of ‘our’ kids, both the highlights and the ups and downs that kids living in the slum go through.

We are also privileged to personally know the people running and administering the various projects that we support and we can vouch for the many hours of voluntary hard work that they put into helping the kids have a better life.

You will also see on our website that sponsors have been able to see their kids graduate from college, go onto University, and progress to a level that was once beyond their wildest dreams, for kids in the slums there is very little hope unless they can gain an education and that is where sponsorship steps in and gives that bit of hope. Some of the kids have parents in prison for drug offences where the sentence can be twenty to thirty years, some others have a mother working as a ‘bar girl’ or a parent who is either a drug addict or an alcoholic. In slums where drugs are endemic it is very easy for kids without hope to fall into the same cycle of drug taking, with a scholarship these kids not only get the feeling that someone somewhere is wishing to help them but being able to go to school every day widens the child’s social circle of friends and gives them the extra on the spot support that they often need.

We are always looking for people who are interested in sponsoring a child and if this is you we would ask you to take a look at the sponsorship page on our website: http://pattayastreetkids.homestead.com/childrenneedingsponsors.html it cost nothing to look and you may just see a child that you are willing to help to a better future. We are always ready to answer any questions that you may have about sponsorships so please do not hesitate to contact us.

100 Years From Today’

It will not matter how big your bank account was, the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove. But the world may be a little better because your help touched the life of one child.

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