The Nepal Scholarship Project was launched to provide educational opportunities to children excluded from their basic rights due to child labor, poverty, and poor educational environments, helping them successfully complete their secondary education.
Although the situation of child labor has somewhat improved since we joined the campaign to eradicate child labor in 2005, the temptation to exploit children's labor in carpet weaving, brick making, gravel crushing, and small tea shops or restaurants has not disappeared.
Our goal is to consistently support students until they complete Grade 12 and graduate.
Scholarship recipients are selected with priority given to girls, children from single-parent or grandparent-headed households, and those who are homeless or living in poor conditions.
We provide not only tuition fees but also school supplies needed for learning.
Through ongoing mentoring by central and local coordinators, students are helped to grow not only academically but also in character.
We also meet regularly with parents to remind them of their roles and responsibilities, ensuring that our support does not weaken parental responsibility.
This project is based on the principle of subsidiarity.
We encourage students and parents to take responsibility for themselves while providing the necessary support and mentoring.
Through this, we help children gradually grow into independent and responsible individuals.
Educational support is about upholding human dignity.
In the spirit of solidarity, we encourage parents and the local community to participate together, and we serve as a strong support so that children can step forward on their own.
Together with AllMyKids, what we ultimately hope for is the realization of God's will in the villages where the children live.

Hetauda is the capital of Bagmati Province, located in the Makwanpur district of Nepal.
Our Sisters of St.
Joseph of Cluny operate a small school called Divya Jyoti for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 15.
The school was established in 2010 on the outskirts of the town.
In Nepali, "Divya Jyoti" means "Sacred Light." Most residents of Hetauda belong to the middle or lower-income class.
Nearly all children are enrolled in school, but improving the quality of education remains a significant challenge.
While children from higher-income families enjoy relatively good educational environments, children from poor families still face the hardships of poverty.
In particular, the effects of malnutrition often result in generally poor health and difficulties in academic achievement.
Hetauda has a significant number of people working as drivers\u2014long-haul truck drivers transporting freight, small vehicle drivers carrying passengers, and auto drivers providing local transportation.
Many parents of our school children work as drivers, while some engage in small-scale farming, growing seasonal crops, or raising livestock such as cows and goats.
Some parents also work in small general stores or tea shops.
One common situation in Nepal is that wages are generally very low and job opportunities are scarce, leading many young people to seek work abroad as unskilled laborers.
This situation is also common in Hetauda, where many children are growing up in families where one parent is working overseas.
The biggest challenge we face is how to provide better quality education for the children.
Our school charges relatively low tuition fees, so the revenue alone is not sufficient to pay teachers adequate salaries or hire more qualified teachers.
Moreover, since our congregation already spent its finances on purchasing the school site last year, it is difficult to request additional funds from the congregation for staff salaries.
We also plan to enroll children from outlying villages, especially remote mountainous areas, starting from the next academic term beginning in April 2026.
This is because our nursing sisters have been running a very effective home visitation program in those areas, which made us aware of these needs.
Currently, five children from those areas have been living with us for over five years.
Our school has two siblings in particularly difficult circumstances\u2014a 14-year-old brother and a 7-year-old sister.
A few years ago, their father passed away tragically in a motorcycle accident, and then the grandmother who had been caring for them also passed away last year.
The father's death was especially traumatic for the boy.
Their mother works at a local amusement park for low wages and returns home late every evening.
Another 14-year-old girl lives in a house that is fully exposed to rain and strong winds.
Her father is a carpenter but is too frail to work, and no one will hire him.
Her mother barely makes a living selling vegetables.
When our sisters visited, the mother shed tears and said, "Because we are poor, no one comes to our house." These two families live very close to our convent.
Lastly, we are deeply grateful that thanks to the generous support of AllMyKids, we were able to build a beautiful new building with six classrooms.
We are always thankful for all the help we have received.

I am Sr.
Veronica Jeon from the Mary Ward Youth Center in Mongolia.
The Mary Ward Youth Center was established to help children and young people from impoverished families in Mongolia dream of a better future.
In Mongolia, where winters are long and extreme cold persists for over three months, the study room at the Mary Ward Center provides a warm learning space for the children.
Elementary and secondary students from nearby schools stop by the center after classes to do homework, read books, and spend time in a safe and warm environment.
The Choco Pies handed to each child after studying may be a small gift, but they bring great joy and happiness.
These days in Mongolia, interest in the Korean language is very high, driven by the popularity of K-POP, Korean dramas, and Korean food.
I also teach Korean to the children, and our Mongolian friends learn quickly, soon showing the ability to read and write Hangul.
In their bright eyes, I see the joy and potential of learning.
One of the things the children most want to learn is piano.
In Mongolia, music and art academies are not easily accessible, and the costs are burdensome, so most children can only dream of learning but rarely have the actual opportunity.
Currently, the center teaches piano to only a small number of children on weekends, and it is always regrettable that we cannot offer the opportunity to more children.
We hope that the day will come soon when children can learn and dream to their hearts' content.
And when the time comes, we look forward to these children growing into warm-hearted individuals who will gladly share their talents with others.
Thank you.

I am Sr.
Julia Lee of the Sisters of St.
Paul de Chartres, Daegu Province, serving at the St.
Paul Kindergarten in Bayankhoshuu, Mongolia.
Bayankhoshuu is a ger district area located on the outskirts, far from the city center where the bus terminal is, and it is one of the most disadvantaged areas in Ulaanbaatar where residents still obtain their drinking water from communal wells.
The AllMyKids sponsorship supports 2 elementary students and 6 middle school students who graduated from St.
Paul Kindergarten, as well as 6 children currently attending the kindergarten.
Many families find it difficult to live even here and frequently move to the countryside or to relatives' homes.
When we see the children who have been sponsored since their kindergarten days now becoming poised middle school students, we think of the AllMyKids sponsors and the AllMyKids family with gratitude, and we give back through our prayers and Masses here, asking for God's blessings and good health for all.
We hope that all our children will walk toward their dreams and grow into upstanding members of society who, just as they received help, will in turn help others when they grow up.

The Inbo Children's Center is a facility belonging to the Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist.
The spirit of the Inbo Children's Center is rooted in the love of the Holy Eucharist, following the example of Jesus who washed His disciples' feet with utmost love and a spirit of service.
The name "Inbo," embodying the spirit of the Holy Eucharist, was chosen specifically for children who are poor and unprotected.
In 2008, at the invitation of the late Bishop Wenceslaus of the Mongolian Apostolic Prefecture, sisters were dispatched to this Khonkhor area.
The Inbo Children's Center provides a place where children from disadvantaged families can come before and after school to receive help with homework and supplementary learning.
Above all, it serves as a caregiving space for children who do not receive adequate care due to poverty, single-parent households, or parental alcoholism.
There are also Korean language classes for middle and high school students, and during summer vacation, various activities prepared by volunteers are offered.
About 30 elementary students come to the small classroom, and about 10 students attend the Korean language classes, where they study, play, and eat warm meals.
In this area, which is a Catholic frontier, there is a small but precious faith community that gathers once a week to celebrate Mass, pray together, and continue their life of faith.

We sincerely thank our sponsors for helping us fulfill the mission of the Rainbow Center, which empowers at-risk youth and children.
The 27 children in our care would not have had access to essential resources and services without your generous donations.
The children's diverse needs were met thanks to the educational materials, personal care products, food, therapy, prescription medications, and clothing you provided.
This year, we hired a professional chef to improve the children's meals and ensure healthy eating habits, which was a significant advancement.
Our children also received consultations from doctors, dentists, and cardiologists, all of whom provided beneficial advice and guidance.
Thanks to your generous support, we were able to supply the children with necessary medications, resulting in overall health improvements.
In the area of care, your warm donations enabled us to provide art supplies and diapers for the children, greatly supporting their therapeutic activities.
The positive impact of these artistic activities on the children's well-being cannot be overstated.
Additionally, the learning department was able to procure essential learning materials, enabling children who needed help to make significant progress in reading and writing.
Thanks to your understanding of the importance of resources, there has been a real difference in the children's educational journey.
In the career guidance department, the children learned to make various items such as soap, scented candles, leather bracelets, necklaces, and beaded bracelets, and through cooking workshops and making items like kitchen sponges and computer bags, they had creative and enjoyable learning experiences.
The success achieved by AllMyKids is entirely the result of the support provided by our sponsors.
We express our deepest gratitude to AllMyKids sponsors for helping us improve the lives of children at the Rainbow Center (RBC), and we pray that God's blessings be with you and your families for all the love and support you have given and will continue to give.

Peace of Christ be with you.
It has been a while since we last greeted you.
Myanmar continues to suffer from ongoing civil war with many casualties, and five years of a state of near-anarchy have caused severe economic hardship.
Young people cannot find jobs and are leaving for other countries, and to prevent this, the authorities increasingly refuse to issue passports or revoke them for anyone suspected of even slight involvement with resistance forces or anti-government activities.
Prices have risen 3 to 5 times, and power outages have long been the norm.
There are increasing cases where electricity is provided for only 4 hours one day and not at all the next.
Foreign companies and investors are leaving, and jobs are becoming even scarcer.
Fuel and daily necessities have risen to unbearable levels.
Public safety has also deteriorated significantly.
Petty theft driven by desperation is on the rise, and it is heartbreaking to see the Myanmar that once had good public order disappearing.
The current Myanmar is in a worse state than it was 10 years ago.
The poor have become poorer while the wealthy have become wealthier.
Our children are attending school but are in extremely difficult circumstances.
It is an era of high prices, and even attending school is a heavy burden.
It is heartbreaking that some children drop out along the way, but we continue to encourage and support them.
We are always grateful for your prayers and assistance.

Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups, of which 53 are ethnic minorities living in mountainous areas away from cities, maintaining their unique cultures and lifestyles.
They farm or, for those without farmland, sustain their livelihoods through daily labor tapping rubber at government-run rubber plantations.
These communities are isolated from cities, and schools are far away, so parents show little interest in their children's education.
Many parents still regard their children as part of the labor force for sustaining livelihoods, making poverty an inevitable cycle passed down through generations.
Moreover, even when children attend school, they must learn in Vietnamese\u2014the common language rather than their native tongue\u2014making it as difficult as studying in a foreign language.
They find it hard to understand, lack interest, and struggle to keep up, with some children unable to read and write even by the time they graduate from elementary school.
Housing typically consists of wooden walls that merely separate inside from outside, with families living together in a single space or divided only by cloth partitions.
Mothers do not know Vietnamese, the common language, and children focused on subsistence must help with household work\u2014studying, doing homework, and reading are unimaginable in such an environment.
Furthermore, influenced by open sexual culture, many children barely finish elementary school before going astray.
Against this backdrop, while the Vietnamese Church focuses on youth education, missionary work in ethnic minority areas is a difficult and extraordinary undertaking.
The diverse languages and different lifestyles of the ethnic groups require infinite human, spiritual, educational, material, and spiritual resources for mission work.
Additionally, the Lang Son region is a rugged mountainous area bordering China, where drug addiction, AIDS, and various superstitions are prevalent.
It is also one of the smallest dioceses ecclesiastically and one of the most difficult areas to access.
The AllMyKids Foundation's support for students' education in such regions represents the fulfillment of the foundation's hope.
Under the meaning "All My Kids," through international development cooperation, we hope to give educational opportunities to poor and marginalized children in the Third World, so that they may become self-reliant and happy through education.

We would like to express our gratitude to AllMyKids.
Our Notre Dame Sisters in the Vietnam community visit the children's families about twice a month.
The children living in Ho Chi Minh City are from urban poor families who rent a single room rather than a house, with 4 to 5 or as many as 10 people living together.
Their parents work as manual laborers or day laborers to make a living.
The children living in Tay Ninh City are near the Cambodian border, where some are not recognized as citizens by either Cambodia or Vietnam, making it impossible to register for residency or enroll in school.
As a result, the parents cannot hold proper jobs either.
Through visiting these families, we have come to realize the absence of information and how important it is to live as a citizen of a country.
This is a communist, socialist state.
Tourism is no problem, but doing missionary work or living with Vietnamese sisters is actually quite difficult.
As a foreigner, I face restrictions on home visits.
If the local police learn that a foreigner is going to poor Vietnamese households to provide help, investigations are launched and we must disclose the source of funds, which greatly restricts our activities.
So we visit carefully and occasionally together with our Vietnamese Notre Dame Sisters.
To make home visits, it takes anywhere from 30 minutes to about an hour by motorbike.
Despite these circumstances, meeting the children brings true happiness.
Though they are poor, their simple lives filled with joy give me cause for reflection, and I am grateful to be able to smile together with them.

Hello.
Autumn has already arrived.
This year has been very difficult due to climate changes.
Vietnam was no exception.
However, thanks to the passionate love and continued sponsorship of our donors, this has been a year in which the children worked hard for a healthy and hopeful future.
We sincerely thank you for your love and generous consideration.
All the children wish to express their gratitude to their sponsors.
We hope you will have an energetic new year, and for the remainder of this year, we pray within the Lord's love that everyone stays healthy, and we send you our heartfelt blessings.

At the Santa Carmen Sales School in Larantuka, the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate for Education operate the Santa Carmen Sales School located in the Larantuka region on the eastern coast of Flores Island in the East Nusa Tenggara region.
While Indonesia's economy is the largest in Southeast Asia and one of the important emerging markets globally, there is a significant gap between rich and poor, and the eastern islands are relatively underdeveloped both economically and educationally.
Indonesia mandates compulsory education from kindergarten through high school, but it is not well managed, and the Nusa Tenggara region is among the areas most deprived of education.
The Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate for Education entered the Larantuka region of Indonesia in 2012 and established the Santa Carmen Sales School in 2014, contributing to local community and Catholic education through kindergarten and elementary school education.
The Santa Carmen Sales School in Larantuka has one class each from the kindergarten toddler class (age 3), kindergarten class A (age 4), class B (age 5), and elementary school grades 1 through 6\u2014a small school where diverse dreams are growing.
Most parents work in fishing or farming, so their income is irregular.
Homes lack reliable electricity and water supply, there are hardly any paved roads except for the coastal road, and there are no academies, let alone safe parks for children to play in.
Yet the children are happy\u2014they are happy because they can run around and play soccer in any small open space, happy because they can study in clean classrooms with friends when they come to school, and happy because they are freed from studying when classes end.
While the social atmosphere does not place much importance on academics, most teachers are neglectful, and few parents actively strive to improve their children's learning abilities, education is essential for these children both to break free from the cycle of poverty and to plan their futures.
Therefore, the sisters of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate for Education continuously encourage and support teachers and children, seek cooperation from parents, and help the children grow.

Kupang is the capital of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, one of the regions consistently identified as having the highest poverty rates in Indonesia, and it faces complex and serious challenges confronting vulnerable children.
While urbanization provides opportunities, it also creates pockets of extreme poverty, particularly affecting children exposed to poor living conditions.
According to recent data, NTT Province has the third highest child poverty rate nationally after Papua and West Papua, meaning a significant number of children in Kupang live below the national poverty line.
An important aspect of this poverty is its connection to health and educational outcomes.
One of the most urgent health issues is stunting (chronic malnutrition), which remains high in the Kupang area and is closely linked to parents' lack of nutritional knowledge, poor sanitation, and insufficient access to clean water.
Furthermore, economic hardship deepens children's vulnerability.
In particular, the number of street children who have migrated from rural areas of West Timor due to declining agricultural yields caused by climate change is increasing.
Since 2017, the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate for Education have been dedicated to the education of children and youth in Kupang.
Starting with non-formal education, they opened a kindergarten in 2019 and an elementary school in 2020.
Currently, the school has over 300 students enrolled.
The Santa Carmen Sales School is like a daily oasis that children joyfully come to.
The children eagerly look forward to Mondays and love coming to school.
For this reason, we hope to continue providing educational opportunities to even more children and young people in the future.
We sincerely thank you for your continued support and pray that God's blessings be with you.

Peace be with you! I am Sister Naomi of the Society of the Divine Word, serving in mission work in Davao, Philippines.
Thanks to AllMyKids, children from poor families have been able to graduate from high school and gain hope for the future.
Currently, 60 children are receiving assistance, and we hope to support even more in the future.
What we truly wish for is that the children can have a better future and lead more fulfilled lives.
However, since I took charge of the AllMyKids program, the number of children who have dropped out has been increasing.
When I listened to their stories, some had to move far away with their families, while others had lost interest in going to school.
Instead of studying, they drive tricycles (a motorized mode of transportation) to earn a little income for their families.
It is heartbreaking, but no matter how hard we try, we realized that without the support and involvement of parents, we cannot guarantee a good future for these children.
So, as new children joined the program, we met with their parents and reminded them of how important their responsibility and role are.
Each month, when meeting with AllMyKids children, we have prepared various activities and topics that can benefit their future and personal development.
Missionary work is not easy, but thinking of the children receiving meals and scholarships, we are always grateful to those who generously support our mission financially, and we give thanks to God who is present everywhere.

In the Bohol and Cebu areas, there are an average of 95 AllMyKids students, evenly distributed from kindergarten through high school.
Volunteer coordinators take care of these students, with one coordinator assigned for every ten students.
The coordinators' role is to identify what each student needs for the coming month and ensure that the necessary support is provided.
The students' primary needs include school supplies, school contributions, food, and transportation costs.
Usually, we do not provide cash directly; instead, we purchase and deliver the needed items ourselves, except for transportation costs.
This is to prevent the funds from being used for paying off debts, buying lottery tickets, gambling, or other improper purposes.
The coordinators also regularly check on the students' academic attitudes and family situations to monitor their welfare.
AllMyKids has been a tremendous help to students in poverty.
The support from AllMyKids motivates students in their studies, and without it, many would have dropped out of school due to the inability to afford food, clothing, school supplies, and other basic necessities.
In the Bohol and Cebu areas alone, hundreds of students have received help over the past 12 years.
However, among them, there have been heartbreaking stories of students who lost their homes due to extreme hardship, went missing, or even took their own lives.
The volunteers do their best to help these students in every way possible.
AllMyKids does not stop at helping students alone; it also builds classrooms and provides water tanks, TVs, computers, printers, and other resources to remote areas where the government has not been able to reach.
We sincerely thank Father Kim, the director, and the entire AllMyKids family.
Your support has inspired students to continue their studies and planted great hope in those who had no way of getting to school.
May God's blessings be with you.

To live out the mission of the Sisters of St.
Paul of Chartres, whose constitution states that they are "sent first and foremost to the poor who cannot protect their own rights or dignity" (Article 3 of the SPC Constitution), two sisters established the first community in Southville 3 Housing (public rental housing) in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, in 2011 and began their apostolate.
As Southville 3 Housing in Muntinlupa rapidly developed, they relocated to Parañaque City in 2014 in search of a poorer area, where they have continued their work to this day.
They visit families in poverty, sharing and providing what is needed, and offer ongoing care to the sick through medication, wound treatment, and hospital accompaniment.
Above all, they connect children and youth who cannot afford basic education due to poverty with the AllMyKids Foundation in Korea, helping them continue their studies.
Students who frequently missed school because they could not afford snacks or school supplies have begun attending school diligently after receiving AllMyKids scholarships.
As they developed an interest in studying, the number of students whose grades gradually improved has grown.
Students who came to realize "I can do it too" have studied hard, advanced to high school and university, graduated, and are now living diligent and fulfilling lives in pursuit of their dreams.
We will continue our efforts to help children from poor families dream diverse dreams by providing hands-on experiences based on the principle that "seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times," so they can see and feel things firsthand and gain confidence.

The Mission and Vision of the MSC Scholarship Program.
The MSC Scholarship Program is a missionary initiative started by the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in the early 2000s.
It was established specifically to help the poor in local communities and to spread God's love widely.
The scholarship program goes beyond simple educational support; it operates as a holistic program encompassing academic, spiritual, physical, and emotional dimensions, with the goal of building a community of mutual care and service.
Scholarship recipients are selected starting from first grade through home visits to families in poverty, and students who diligently continue their studies can receive support through their fourth year of university.
Currently, a total of 122 students (69 elementary, 42 middle and high school, and 21 university students) receive support for transportation and academic supplementary expenses.
Elementary students come to the study center from Wednesday to Saturday for tutoring and receive lunch and snacks.
Middle and high school students attend the study center on Sundays for tutoring and receive lunch and pocket money.
University students and outstanding high school students also volunteer at the study center by teaching English and math to elementary students.
The scholarship program currently receives consistent support from sponsors in Korea, and Spain also provides special support for university students and some elementary students.
This international solidarity and cooperation has been a great strength, enabling the scholarship program to grow continuously and deliver hope to more students.
The MSC Scholarship Program today has been made possible by the warm generosity and continued interest of our sponsors.
The precious support from Korea and Spain has become seeds of hope for students, going beyond simple tuition assistance to help them nurture their dreams and prepare for the future.
Thanks to your help, children can focus on their studies, regain confidence, and learn the value of living together.
Our MSC sisters and the scholarship students' families always remember you with gratitude and pray that God's abundant grace be always with you.

The True Faces of Our School Children.
Our school students have an outward appearance that differs from who they truly are inside.
This does not mean they have dual personalities.
Rather, the more we get to know the children, the more our hearts ache, and sometimes we even feel resentment toward their parents.
The children truly love coming to school and find happiness in school life.
This is not because we run the school exceptionally well or because our facilities are outstanding.
Yet the children always greet us with bright smiles as they come and go on campus, because they know that the sisters and teachers are doing their very best for them.
During their time at school, they feel respected and loved.
This also means that many children do not fully experience such things in their homes or family relationships.
I, too, was initially moved by the children's clear smiles and neat demeanor, thinking what polite and well-kept children they were.
But as time passed, I came to learn that many of our students live in complicated family situations.
Some were abandoned in early childhood and grew up at relatives' homes, vaguely waiting for parents they barely know.
Others, raised by parents struggling through difficult lives, become entangled in problems too heavy for them to bear.
These realities are hidden behind the children's bright laughter.
That is why, for the time they are at school, even if they get scolded by a teacher, this place becomes their world and they become the main characters.
I sometimes make late-night home visits to meet parents and inform them of their children's dire situations, because some children desperately need help due to suicidal crises or severe self-harm.
We hold education sessions and seminars for parents, frequently visit families in crisis, and accompany the parents through their difficulties.
The children also confess their stories through regular sacraments and find comfort in the grace of the sacraments and the accompaniment of priests.
We pray every day—that our children will be safe each day, and that their families will also find peace.

I heard that the summer in Korea this year is very hot.
Cambodia has been going through a very difficult time due to the conflict with Thailand.
Even though a ceasefire agreement was reached, workers who returned from Thailand say they feel hopeless because there are no jobs.
Here, the school term ended at the end of August, and the new academic year begins on October 1st.
On weekdays, the students wake up early in the morning to attend classes, eat the packed lunches they have prepared, and then attend supplementary and regular classes in the afternoon.
After school, they study English at Anna School, have dinner with volunteers, and wrap up their day.
All of this is possible because of the sponsors who support us.
We are always grateful to the sponsors who help with generous hearts.
We pray that God grants our sponsors health and blessings.

We are grateful to AllMyKids.
We sincerely thank you for the continued support for the children.
Let me briefly introduce myself: I am Father Franco Legnani, a PIME missionary who has been serving in Cambodia since 1994.
I worked with Sister Frannie (Sisters of Charity) in Pursat for many years, and I still remember the breakfasts with kimchi! Since January 2024, I have been in charge of the Good Shepherd Parish in Kampong Roteh, Kampong Thom Province, and all the children receiving support from AllMyKids (AMK) come to this parish to receive help.
We sincerely thank our sponsors.
A message written by the former pastor, Father Christophia: We would like to express our deepest gratitude to AllMyKids and your organization for the continued attention and support given to the poor students of our parish.
Thanks to the AllMyKids program, our parish has been able to care for many students who had lost hope.
We are deeply grateful and pray that God's blessings may always be with you.

Dear AllMyKids family.
This year, we have spent much time praying for peace.
We hope that our hearts and prayers can be a source of strength for those suffering from ongoing wars around the world and for the poor who endure hardship in many forms.
We extend our gratitude to the AllMyKids family, who consistently stand with the "little ones" in many ways, and we offer our humble prayers for you.

The situation here in Knar Mier is such that no matter how much attention I give, various unexpected circumstances arise that prevent children from continuing their studies.
In particular, a student who was attending school regularly would suddenly drop out—sometimes swept along by following friends, other times wandering aimlessly without any work.
I have spent a great deal of time trying to persuade them and having conversations with their parents, but when a student has no interest in studying, I ultimately cannot help them to the end.
Sometimes, certain measures are needed to draw out parents' attention and involvement.
Some parents depend solely on the sponsorship and show no interest in their children, and when they do start paying attention, they sometimes create pretexts to take advantage of the situation.
Rather than unconditionally sponsoring children, I believe what truly matters is continuously caring for them so they can stay on the right path.
When children begin to show even a small interest in their studies, when there is growth however slow, it brings immeasurable joy.
When they win an award or have something to be proud of, they come running from far away to share the news—and seeing that, I know I cannot stop for even a moment.
I am grateful to AllMyKids for always helping our children hold on to their dreams and hopes, and I especially extend my heartfelt thanks to the sponsors.

Knar Romeas is a rural village in the Battambang Diocese of Cambodia, about one hour's drive from Battambang.
The church is located along the road, making it easily accessible.
Within the church compound, there is a kindergarten and a student dormitory.
A new student dormitory is currently under construction, and students from rural areas who would otherwise have to drop out due to the lack of higher-level schools are selected to live in the dormitory while attending school.
This area is rural, and people mainly make their living through farming.
However, many do not own their own farmland, so they rent others' rice paddies to farm and pay rent from their harvest, and with the costs of medicine, fertilizer, equipment rental, and other practical necessities, life is far from easy.
Many farming households are burdened with debt, and the working-age population often leaves for neighboring countries or cities to find work, leaving grandparents to care for the children.
We select children in need and connect them with AllMyKids so they can continue their education.
To help children develop an interest in learning, focus on their studies, and experience a sense of achievement in studying on their own, we give awards to hardworking students as a way of encouraging and supporting them.
We also visit and care for the sick, and we visit families in poverty who are in desperate need of help.

The Jesuits' work in Cambodia began in 1980 when the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) started helping Cambodians at refugee camps along the Thai border.
Subsequently, in 1994, Jesuit Service Cambodia (JSC) was officially registered as an NGO, serving those suffering from war, disease, and disability.
To focus on improving the quality of education, Xavier Jesuit School was established in 2014.
Banteay Meanchey Province, where the school is located, relies heavily on agriculture and has insufficient educational infrastructure.
Many children drop out of school to earn a living, and the parent generation also has a low awareness of the importance of education.
Furthermore, due to the province's proximity to the border, many parents migrate to Thailand for work, leaving children in the care of grandparents.
Xavier Jesuit School helps students from poor families nurture their dreams for the future.
Guided by the values of Conscience, Competence, Compassion, and Commitment, the school's mission is to provide holistic education and develop leaders who will build a just and democratic society.
The curriculum includes regular subjects such as Khmer language, mathematics, science, and social studies, along with music, art, physical education, English, computer science, and Life Skills education.

Thank you so much, AllMyKids.

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan (referring to North Sudan) in 2011, but just two years later, the country was engulfed in civil war, followed by yet another in 2016.
That conflict displaced over two million people, who fled to refugee camps in Uganda, Kenya, Congo, and elsewhere.
The Sisters of Caritas of Jesus also entered the refugee camps alongside the residents and carried out pastoral ministry for refugees there for two and a half years.
During their refugee camp ministry, they became connected with AllMyKids and began assisting 158 children with educational subsidies.
In 2019, the Sisters brought 110 children who wished to return from the refugee camps to study in South Sudan and started a boarding elementary school in Nimule, a border town.
Currently, they have returned to their homeland in Kerepi, where 405 students are studying and building the future of South Sudan.
Although most displaced people still remain in the relatively safer refugee camps due to South Sudan's unstable political situation, the children who have made the journey here to continue their education are the hope and future of this nation.
From the Kerepi Convent in South Sudan.

It is happier to share than to receive.
We extend our gratitude to the child sponsorship supporters who live out the value of sharing and giving with selfless hearts.
I am Sister Hosan, walking with the Lord in the Marupa region located in the north of Mozambique, Africa.
It has been 12 years since I came here.
Among the poor children, we sought out the poorest, and children of widows and orphans, to establish sponsorship connections.
At the very edge of life, where children came wearing torn clothes and shoes with holes, a goal of hope for living was born through the helping hands extended to them.
They have transformed into children living with hope of becoming teachers, doctors, sisters, and more.
When we first met, they did not even know the word "hope," and we had to explain its meaning.
Now, when asked "What is your dream for the future?" they shyly share their aspirations.
It is truly remarkable that these children are aware of their own goals for the future.
We convey our gratitude to all those who have generously supported these children as they transform and grow, running toward hope.
Thank you.
We look forward to your continued support.
And we remember AllMyKids.

The capital of the Central African Republic is Bangui.
Bossembele, located 158 km southwest of Bangui, is a regional transportation hub.
In the politically unstable Central African Republic, this area lies on a major route that rebel forces from the provinces use to advance toward the capital Bangui during periodic uprisings, forcing residents to frequently flee into the forest.
When they return from displacement, their villages are often reduced to ruins by looting and arson.
Adults then struggle desperately to farm, their primary livelihood, while children are left neglected or work in the fields from early morning like adults, sometimes selling goods at the market.
The area is also a gold-producing region, but workers are often not fairly compensated, and even children work like adults just to survive.
Because this region has suffered more from war than other areas, superstition and sorcery are deeply rooted in the villages.
Despite efforts through religion and education to help people break free from superstition and sorcery, recurring conflicts keep the region at a standstill.
Due to open attitudes toward sexuality, it has become common for girls aged 14 to 15 to become mothers.
Looking at the family backgrounds of the children in the kindergarten I run, most are raised by their grandmothers.
The children's parents leave them with their own parents to either continue their unfinished schooling or to start new families with different partners.
Many children who are not orphans grow up as if they were.
In extended families without boundaries between households, when parents leave their children behind, cousins or relatives take care of them.
Notably, children on the father's side are not considered cousins but are treated as full siblings, living as family without boundaries, which is a characteristic of Central African family relationships.
In this region where agriculture is the main livelihood, during the dry season there is nothing to eat at the market or in the fields, making it difficult to have even one meal a day.
We are grateful to our sponsors and AllMyKids for their support.

The Agricultural Professional College (CPA) is located in a small Massa village 30 km from Bongor, Chad, and has been operated by the Sacred Heart Sisters since 1999.
It opens its doors even to the most vulnerable, enabling young people in rural areas to receive quality education.
Over the past 25 years, the existence of this agricultural school has brought hope to the vulnerable and fragile people of the village, including young people, women, and men.

We are the children attending Muenze Avelela School in the Mbanza-Ngungu area, under the guidance of the Sisters of the Missionary Conceptionist Sisters of Teaching.
Thanks to AllMyKids' sponsorship, we are able to attend school, and most of us come from families that cannot afford tuition.
Through the help of our sponsors, we are gaining the opportunity to study and building the strength to stand on our own in society.

The Kisenso community is very pleased and honored to introduce ourselves and express our gratitude to your organization through Carmen Salles School.
Our school is located in the heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a vast country in Central Africa with abundant resources but still facing many social, economic, and educational challenges.
Carmen Salles School is situated at 13 Bamba Avenue, Mbuku Quarter, in the Kisenso Commune, a suburban area of Kinshasa.
This area has vibrancy and a sense of community, but it faces difficult living conditions including lack of infrastructure, limited access to clean water and electricity, high unemployment, and very low household incomes.
Carmen Salles School was founded in 1997 by the Missionary Conceptionist Sisters of Teaching, inspired by Saint Carmen Salles y Barangueras, a 19th-century Spanish educator who believed that "children are the hope of the world." The school operates three levels: kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary school.
Currently, 51 staff members including teachers, employees, supervisors, and sisters serve more than 1,000 students each year.
This year's total enrollment is 1,035 students.
Thanks to the support of All My Kids, 66 students from disadvantaged families are currently receiving full scholarships and are able to continue their education.
Your organization's support goes beyond mere financial assistance; it is a force that gives children a second chance, helps families, and uplifts the entire educational community.

The Sisters of Mary Help of Christians have their convent in Bafoussam.
The sisters work with the children of a refugee study center established by the Vicar General of the Bafoussam Diocese.
For several years, residents of Cameroon's English-speaking regions have been engaged in armed struggle for independence, and the government has declared martial law and carried out military suppression in these areas.
The ongoing civil war has created many displaced persons, and children, women, and the elderly, excluding the adult men deployed in the conflict, have been flooding into the Bafoussam area.
Therefore, the Bafoussam Diocese and the Sisters of Mary Help of Christians work together in solidarity to operate a refugee study center.
At the study center, about one hundred children can safely attend after-school classes.
Through meals, sports, and recreational activities, the center supports the physical and emotional growth of the children.
In addition to the study center, the congregation also provides scholarship opportunities to students at the Holy Family Sewing School, a vocational school operated by the sisters.
In poor families, girls often cannot advance to middle school after completing elementary school and instead do household chores or take care of younger siblings at home.
The congregation educates these girls in sewing and cosmetology so they can achieve economic independence on their own.
Currently, three hundred female students are studying there.

Dear friends and supporters of Bakhita, we express our deepest gratitude, which words can never fully convey, for your unwavering generosity.
The second school year has come to a close for the young boarding students at Bakhita Center, and the children will spend their first full summer vacation with Sister Marguerite, Sister Christine, and Sister Romulda.
As we conclude the 2024-2025 school year in the midst of the Jubilee of Hope, we are truly reminded that "hope does not disappoint." Nearly all the children have been promoted to the next grade, and three children have earned their first diploma, the Certificate of Primary Education.
Thanks to the living chain of charity you have created, our children were able to go through the entire year without lacking anything! May the God of Hope bestow abundant grace upon all of you, so that you may always be a sign of hope for these children.

Mapinga Seminary is a boarding school where boys aged 12 to 19 from various regions of Tanzania live and study together.
The school offers a four-year Ordinary Level secondary education, and some students pursue an additional two-year Advanced Level program before entering university, studying for a total of six years.
After completing the four years, students may continue with two years of Advanced Level studies and proceed to university, or they may choose a diploma program at a college.
My joy lies in living among the young people and helping them transform their lives through both secular education and religious formation, so they may continue to carry hope and dreams.
By the grace of God, our school is achieving good results, and all students are able to continue receiving higher education and building better lives.
Some become priests or missionaries.
Among the students, many come from poor families, and some are from single-parent households, requiring understanding and accompaniment so they can develop confidence and a balanced sense of self-worth.
The seminary does not have its own clinic, so when a student falls ill, they must be taken to a nearby clinic about 10 km away, which presents challenges.
Additionally, there is a shortage of sports fields, and the existing ones are in need of repair.

Tanzania is the eleventh largest country in the world, located in the Southern Hemisphere.
It has a population of approximately 70 million and a land area about five times the size of the Korean Peninsula.
The Ndanda area belongs to the Mtwara Region, located in southeastern Tanzania very close to the Indian Ocean.
This is a historically significant mission land where the first missionaries of our congregation were sent in 1887, and it is also a land of martyrdom.
The Ndanda area has a Muslim majority and is a poor region with many broken families.
The tropical climate is hot and humid, and water scarcity makes agricultural conditions very challenging.
AllMyKids' child sponsorship in the Ndanda area began in 2017.
The students who were in middle school at the time have already completed their sponsorship, and among those who were in elementary school, one has entered university in 2026 and three have enrolled in two-year vocational education schools.
In June 2022, there was also the heartbreaking loss of Andrea, a middle school student who passed away from a sudden illness.
The time we have walked with these children has held not only joy but also sorrow.
AllMyKids goes beyond educational support for children; during the COVID-19 period in 2019, it provided household support to the children's families, built a new home for a sponsored student whose house was completely destroyed by fire, and purchased used bicycles for students who had difficulty commuting to school, serving the local community in various ways.
We extend our deepest gratitude to AllMyKids and all the sponsors who give children the opportunity for education and hope so they do not lose their dreams amid poverty and hardship.

Sao Hill village is located in the southern highlands of Tanzania.
Geographically, it sits on hilly terrain at an elevation of 2,000 meters above sea level, and climatically, rain falls once a year between November and April.
Sao Hill has a population of approximately 5,000, and the village has one elementary school, one secondary school, and one clinic.
The residents of Sao Hill depend primarily on farming for their livelihood.
They mainly cultivate corn, but the farmland is very small, resulting in low yields.
Some families do not even have enough money to sustain their daily lives, making it impossible to send their children to school or take them to the hospital when they are sick.
The reason most children cannot attend school is not simply because of lack of money, but also because of a lack of motivation toward education.
Most children do have the desire to learn on their own.
When they receive support, children are delighted to study, and mothers also want to send their children to school.
However, without support, most children end up staying at home or being employed in child labor.

Thanks to AllMyKids' help over the past year, the children were able to study despite difficult circumstances and graduate from high school.
We express our heartfelt gratitude.
There are many children who want to study, but there are cases where we are unable to help.
When we provide assistance, both the parents and the children in the family need to be willing to receive it together.
However, there have been significant difficulties when a father and children in the household do not want the help being offered.
In one case, a mother passed away suddenly and the children desperately needed support, but the father would not accept it, viewing our involvement as interference in his family's affairs.
There are situations where siblings want to study but cannot, and the father's resistance to our visits and assistance made it impossible for us to continue providing help.
Nevertheless, many children and parents are grateful and there are many families where students study diligently.
We are thankful for your constant encouragement and support.
We will do our best to help the children find their dreams and grow well.

Our congregation carries out a study center ministry in Santa Elena, a coastal city in Ecuador.
Eleven years have already passed, and while each day seemed to flow by quietly, there have been many events and changes.
The families of the students who come to our study center live in unauthorized settlements with houses made of bamboo, without electricity or water meters, forming neighborhoods on the outskirts.
They have always been poor, but after COVID-19 and with Ecuador's growing corruption, drug problems, and increasing security threats, their lives have become even more difficult and exhausting.
Although education is said to be free, all school events and supplies are the parents' responsibility, so some students cannot even attend their own graduation ceremonies, and at the start of a new school year, some cannot go to school until their uniforms are ready, or they may take an entire year off.
We intended for the snacks we provide daily at the study center and the meal we serve once a week to be eaten together, but the children all wanted to take the food home to share with their families, so we now pack it in lunch boxes and send it home with them.
Despite the poverty in which so many of these children live, they rejoice at even a small cookie and become the happiest children in the world when given a deflated soccer ball.
That is why the days we spend with them are truly joyful.
In the hope that our small ministry can be even a little light in these children's lives and lead to a better future, we strive to help in various ways.
We opened a library to encourage reading and hold music classes every Saturday so the children can learn instruments and nurture their dreams.
We sincerely thank AllMyKids and the sponsoring families who bring great hope and joy to us and to the children here.
We wish you good health always and pray that God's great blessings be with you.