100 Days of Happiness - Day 13

[dizzojay]

Some of you are probably aware that I sponsor a little girl.

Her name is Brendi, and she lives in the Honduras. I've sponsored her since she was six years old, and she's eleven in April.  We write to each other, and every time I send her a letter, I try to enclose a picture, just random things that she might find interesting and that she wouldn't otherwise see, things like a picture of me in the snow, a picture of Tower Bridge and a picture of my house!

In her last letter she told me that she likes reading and writing at school and she told me about all the trees where she lives :)

Every now and again, the charity I sponsor her through send me photos, and I always love to receive those.  These are the two most recent ones:



Brendi in her school uniform with an older friend.



Brendi with her grandmother and all the school books and equipment that the charity provide for her.




Receiving pictures like this make my sponsorship money, and the time I spend writing letters and cards seem very real and very worthwhile.  Seeing her happily carrying that pack of books and pencils makes me realise how proud I am to play a small part in giving this lovely little girl a potential future in a country and a culture where opportunities for women and girls are pretty limited.  And that's something that makes me very happy indeed!

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It's always good to see donations are getting results!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Absolutely!

[nattalie-m.livejournal.com]

Hello, how you became sponsor of that girl? can you bring me info please? :)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I do it through a charity called Plan UK
https://plan-uk.org/
They do lots of fantastic work aroound the world.

[nattalie-m.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'll take a look :)

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

She's got such a beautiful smile, and seeing her holding those books is just lovely. Clearly she's enjoying her studies. Well done you, because it's small acts of this kind of generosity that help lasses like Brendi get ahead in life ♥

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

I love seeing her with her school stuff, it makes it all seem so real! :)

[julchen11.livejournal.com]

What a happy making post! Thank your for sharing, my dear. What a sweet Little Girl she is!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

She is, I love getting her little letters!

[herminekurotowa.livejournal.com]

This is how you change the world :))))))

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Definitely - and for the better!

[ennisjackdean.livejournal.com]

How lovely Dizz. Thanks for including us.♥♥♥

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

You're welcome :)

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

Aw, she's so sweet, and it's so good to know they money you donate is having such a positive impact on her life.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It makes me very happy to get these photos and her letters - it makes it all feel so real!

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

What a darling girl, and what a wonderful thing to see happening through your donations. Brendi now has the possibility of a future that is different from her parents, her grandparents, and that is very exciting, indeed.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It is exciting. It's easy to forget that I and women like me are lucky enough to have been born in nations where we have every opportunity, and keeping in touch with Brendi is a great reality check!