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Did you know there are
over 10,000 Unitarians in north east India?
First Unitarian Church has a sister church in the Khasi
Hills, and we are poised to collaborate with the Education Committee
of the North East India Unitarian Union in their social justice initiative
to improve public education. We are proud to continue our church-wide
school sponsorship program of a rural school in Kharang, in the Meghalaya
Province of the Khasi Hills in India. The school was founded in 1951
by Rev. Margaret Barr, an English Unitarian minister, and has been
administered by the NE India Unitarian Union ever since. Now a public
school serving all children in Kharang, The Kong Barr School currently
has 100 students from primary through secondary grades. This sponsorship
program will provide books, uniforms, a monthly midday meal, support
for teacher’s salaries and the construction of a rudimentary
science laboratory. |
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| We launch the sponsorship program
in late September. For an annual sponsorship of $45, families, individuals,
group, may correspond with a student with the school, receiving a
photo and letter and sending one back in return. We invite you to
deepen your connection to the Interdependent Web of Existence! |
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