American university students raising money for Mongolian students
Tuesday, 08 May 2007
This week students at the U.S.
University of Oregon are raising money to assure Mongolian children
receive a proper education.
This fund raising effort began
in 2006 when a student from the Oregon university returned from a trip
to Mongolia in which he met families unable to send their children to
school. It was calculated that for $20 U.S. (23,320 MNT) it would be
possible to send a single Mongolian child to school for one year.
With the idea in mind that
donors could see their money actually help a single individual, students
quickly raised enough money in 2006 to send 525 Mongolian children to
school.
Now, these same university
students have begun an organization called eduRelief to raise money
for Mongolian school children.
"This all just started
from one volunteer going into Mongolia and seeing this need that these
poor children weren't getting to go to school. He came back and just
told a few people the story of, 'Gosh, let's do something," Marketing
Manager for eduRelief Rob Sanders told writer Sophie Soong.
The group’s success has been
based upon individuals being able to grasp that their donation will
actually assist someone across the world. It is this simple concept,
helping one child at a time, which is fueling the group’s growth.
Besides raising money for Mongolian
school children, eduRelief is planning its first trip to Mongolia for
volunteers to learn how they might further assist the Mongolian educational
system.
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