Sponsor A Cartoon Cuts Stylist - Yael

My company, Cartoon Cuts, will match the funds I raise, dollar for dollar, so that I can travel to Thailand to provide free haircutting training to people living in critical poverty. 

We have partnered with Hair Aid, an Australian charity founded in 2013. In Thailand, we will teach a five-day haircutting course, enabling trainees to start their own micro-businesses. 

Cartoon Cuts has recently started a program to send stylists to join Hair Aid projects in Southeast Asia. In addition to matching the funds I raise ($1,600), dollar for dollar, Cartoon Cuts will also pay me for the time that I am on the trip. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I am honored to be given the chance to go. 

To apply for the program with Cartoon Cuts, we were asked to answer the following question: Why would you want to spend a week training people the skill of cutting hair? Below is my submission: 

 I would love to go on the trip to Thailand to be able to give villagers the choice and opportunity to do something they would love. I think it's really important to help other people. I just LOVE helping people--it makes me happy to see a smile on someone else's face. I would really like to have the opportunity to make this trip, to give people an option to learn a new trade, and hopefully change their lives. 

Thank you for your consideration in donating to this wonderful cause and my trip to help share my skills. Should I be so fortunate as to raise more than $1,600, the additional funds will be used for supplies for the Hair Aid trainees. I promise to help change lives, and share pictures, stories and memories when I return from my trip!