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Toilet for my 4th graders

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I created this gofundme for my aunt who teaches 4th grade in a Philippine province. Here's her message:


I'm Carlota Medina and I teach 4th grade at Lambakin Elementary School in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

On behalf of my 42 wonderful students, I am asking for a little help. My classroom is badly in need of a restroom. I have appealed to my students' parents for donations, but due to life's hardships, it's difficult for many of them to spare money. A majority of them work in the rice fields where pay is inconsistent.

This is their current restroom area - outside, behind the classroom:




They urinate on the dirt here, but defecate in toilets in the other classrooms. Because of this, my 4th graders are teased whenever they use another class' toilet. This shame causes these children to hold off using the restroom. They experience this discomfort every day in school, where we should be able to provide them with this very basic need. This is why I'm asking for help. We'd like to start construction ASAP to build a restroom for my students.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Para sa may butihing kalooban,

Bilang guro ng Grade IV-2, sa Lambakin Elementary School,Jaen Nueva Ecija, ako ay kumakatok sa iyong ginintuang puso ng kaunting tulong para sa aking apatnapu’t dalawang mag-aaral. Sa kasalukuyan ay wala kaming palikuran (toilet). Umapela na po ako sa mga magulang subalit medyo may kahirapan na makapagbigay ang ilan sa kanila sa kahirapan ng buhay. Kadalasang hanapbuhay ng mga magulang ay pakikisaka at dahil sa walang regular na kita nahihirapan sila na makatugon sa aking panawagan kaya nagbabakasakali akong kumatok sa inyong mga puso.

Ito ang kasalukuyan nilang palikuran, likod ng room (meaning… they urinate here but defecate in other classrooms which is shameful…on their part because when they go out of the other class’ toilet they receive remarks like “ay! natae!, so some of them, they opt to make” pigil “their “pagdumi “kung KAKAYANIN PA (Kaya mo yan Bess!) eka nga. Ang “tawag ng kalikasan” ang isa sa mga pinakaimportante nating tupdin lalo na kung si “kalikasan” ay nagaapura at labas na labas na… (I’m sure almost all of us ay naranasan na ang ganitong pangyayari sa ating buhay… na wala kang magamit na available na toilet in times of need… napakahirap di po ba?...  ganito rin po ang kanilang nararanasan sa araw araw nilang pagpasok sa aming paaralan… kaya po ako ay humihingi ng tulong upang makapagpasimula kami ng konstruksyon ng palikuran sa lalo’t madaling panahon para sa aking mga mababait na mag-aaral.

Sa tutugon sa aming panawagan ng tulong,isang lubos na pagpapasalamat ang aming sasambitin sapagkat dahil sa iyong kabutihang loob ay hindi na kailangan pang “pagpawisan ng malapot” ang bawat isa sa tuwing tatawag si “kalikasan”. Thank you in advance po…

Sumasainyo,
CARLOTA P. MEDINA
IV-2  Adviser

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Michelle Cruz
Organizer
Jackson Heights, NY

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