It is not self-evident everywhere that young people can claim an education as the basis for a bright future in society. It is difficult for us to imagine, but in a lot of countries the youth has even a small chance of being able to follow normal primary education. Voortgezet onderwijs is in die landen zelfs alleen mogelijk voor jongeren die tot een heel kleine groep bevoorrechte vermogenden behoort.
In Malawi, which is one of the ten poorest countries in the world, is the situation no different?. It is therefore distressing that many thousands of children are never given the opportunity to develop their talents. The result is the waste of an enormous potential of knowledge. Students who could play an important role in the development of their own country.
One of those talented youngsters is Timothy.
At primary school, he always obtained the maximum score in the subjects he received. An exceptional talent, which was also now in danger of being lost because Timothy's parents can barely scrape together enough food to support the family on a daily basis..
Fortunately Nicole came into contact with Timothy. She was aware of his enormous qualities and took care of him. A big responsibility because to allow Timothy to follow secondary education comes a lot.
The school is located far from his own home, so he must be housed there internally. He must of course also be provided with clothes, school material, toiletries and last but not least the school fees. A student during his
Maintaining full study time entails a great deal of responsibility.
In addition, Nicole has all her fixed costs for, among other things,. the medical and food aid, housing the children in her reception center and the support she gives to the people in the region where she is active.
Fortunately, the Afriana Foundation can look forward to a lot of support because without the help of all those people, associations and companies that care about her, she would not be able to continue her important work.
In Timothy's case, the Victoria Foundation's offer to make a significant contribution to his studies came as a godsend. Thanks to Nicole, de Afriana Foundation, the Victoria Foundation and his own talent, Timothy will soon be able to make an important contribution to the development of his own country. And there we all have, each in his own way, can contribute a small part.
