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Liberian refugee Lovetee Zeah holds a letter from her American pen pal, Emily Albrecht of Connecticut. Albrecht and her Zachary raised, for their pen pal s much needed school supplies. Buduburam Liberian Refugee Camp in Ghana where she takes part nbsp. In a pen pal friendship established between children in the camp and students at a school in Connecticut.

But as I got to know them, they slowly revealed what it was like to be a Liberian refugee in Ghana. Bose speaker stands appears to be what I would expect from a refugee camp garbage and flies blanket dirt paths that weave in and out of the community.

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Many parents can hardly afford to feed their children, let alone pay for their school tuition, supplies, and uniforms. The first time I saw the school, it felt like a haven within the tired, gloomy refugee Warnings for lotrel. Some are completely immune to Malaria medications, because they ve had the disease so many times. This road near the school is typical of the conditions in the camp.

Many of the students I Wadia express frustration with the state of the camp and hope to return to Liberia one day. I m so excited that my pen pal is in America, says student Rufus Boduo. They also want to have a pen pal the letters have been very interesting to this community. Karen King, a sixth grade teacher at Reed, is coming to the camp to personally deliver the supplies and warmth from her class. The fact that I m going there this summer and the fact this has taken off with my class gets me excited and brings a spark to the classroom that you can t fake, says Karen. Children at the Liberian refugee camp love to take photos with digital cameras.

Hopefully this experience connecting with friends across continents will stay with the children as they grow up and perhaps their generation can emphasize peaceful solutions to global issues. This is the third year that she has traveled abroad to help children to need. She’s a great teacher for showing her students another part of the world through this program and getting them involved in such a worthy cause. Karen King represents the best of America’s teachers as she reaches out again to needy children in the poorest of countries with her caring, loving person to person relating.

Gina and I wish we were there Vincent you.

Karen, What a wonderful thing you are doing for your students in nbsp. Allison, what wonderful things you are doing with your life, thank you for sharing this story with so many. It’s wonderful to know there are people like Karen King who are making a direct, tangible difference in the lives of those children. We now have a copier machine that we never had and we have really struggled printing test for the school. King and her students are just amazing they raised the fund for us to buy the copier.

Great story, very well Blogroll nbsp. In few words you were able to make us feel as if we were with you at Dububuram.

Your video was the perfect touch. I’m one of the pen pals my pen pal is Resources McGee and it’s amazing how this one thing that was meant to be a way for us to get to know about another place in the world got so big I just wanted to say thank you and let you know that we’re continuing pen pals through th grade.

If the author of this article could contact me I would appreciate it. She has not been able to make enough money for food most of the time let along enough money to send the children to school. This could be an awesome opportunity for her children. Your name, city and state John Doe, Seattle, Wash.

Your e mail address jdoemsnbc. .

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