Are there any religious, gender or racial restrictions as to which students are helped?
3. How are students selected? 6th grade teachers recommend bright, needy students who will need sponsorship to be able to study in secondary school the following year. Students not sent by their teachers can also ask to be in the program. Their 6th grade marks and the economic situation of their family are taken account, before they are put on the project waiting list. 4. Do all students succeed? Unfortunately no. By their nature, students from poor families live a precarious life style, and each year, sadly, a small number drop out. Many others get on their school honor lists. 5. For how many years is a sponsor asked to help a student? We ask sponsors, where possible, to sponsor a student for the three years of junior high. Some students go on to high school, and sometimes their sponsors wish to continue to help them in the three years of high school – that decision is entirely up to their sponsors 6. Do you keep track of the student’s progress? Yes, schools give me copies of the stud
