MUSTARD
SEED JERSEY’S EDUCATION and FAMILY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMMES
FAMILY
SPONORSHIP
Mustard Seed Jersey believes the best
way to help a child is for that child to stay with the parents and grow up with
love (sometimes this is not possible, but this is our first choice). If
families need some help (usually because of illness or the death of one parent)
then we offer our family sponsorship programme which helps month by month with
whatever the social worker and the family agree is the priority..
EDUCATION SPONSORSHIP
In Mustard Seed Jersey we
believe that education is vitally important in breaking the poverty cycle.
In Cefa
Mustard Seed Romania runs a kindergarten for needy children to give them a good
start. Children from nearby villages attend also.
Mustard Seed Romania runs
2 homework clubs for the children in Cefa and
surrounding villages.
As a result some children
from the villages now gain high enough grades to attend vocational school or
high school.
But as these children are
all from impoverished families, the parents cannot pay so Mustard Seed needs soinsor to assist with this.
Some
frequently asked questions:
How does
sponsorship work?
Each month (or quarter or year if you prefer) you pay an agreed amount of money
into Mustard Seed’s Sponsorship Account.
Money from this account is regularly sent to
How much
money should I give?
For a
PENSIONER, a CHILD at KINDERGARTEN or a CHILD attending HOMEWORK CLUB we ask for £16
per month.
For a YOUNG
PERSON attending VOCATIONAL SCHOOL or HIGH SCHOOL we ask for £100 per term or
£25 per month
For a FAMILY
we ask for £25 per month
Can I be sure
the money will be well used?
Yes you can. Our social workers administer the money and monitor things
closely. With a pensioner or
family they decide on the
priority needs. Usually pensioners or families select food, but sometimes they
prioritise fuel or medication. For the children the money is used to pay for
food and materials at kindergarten and homework clubs. For students at high
school the money is often used to pay for transport or sometimes materials.
Will I
know the beneficiary’s name? Yes,
within a month of our receiving your money you should have received a profile
on “your” pensioner/ child / family usually with a photo.
Will I
have updates on progress?
Yes, you will receive reports twice a year.
Can I send
the person I sponsor a parcel? This is possible for pensioners, families and
students at high school. It is more difficult for young children as not all
have sponsors so not all would have a parcel – for children in kindergarten and
homework club we would prefer you to send a class parcel (containing for
example packets of pencils or crayons or paper or rubbers or pencil
sharpeners). So long as we have a lorry
going out to Romania at a suitable time it is possible for us to transport your
parcel; we will ask for a small donation to cover the cost of transport and
delivery.