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YouMe Support Foundation is an independent non-profit charity formed in 2007, committed to giving underprivileged children the opportunity to participate more fully in society, through education. YouMe Support Foundation provides high school education for children in third world countries, in particular on the tropical island nation of Vanuatu, in the South Pacific. == Founders == Nelson Mandela's statement, “Education is the only way to make lasting changes” had a profound effect on the founders of YouMe Support Foundation, Wendy and Rick Tendys, in the late 1990s when they moved to Vanuatu after teaching English in Hong Kong. Instead of retiring, they built a small boutique accommodation business, 'Seachange Lodge' and became deeply involved with local communities, including Mota Lava Mota Lava, in the far north of the country. 10% of profits from Seachange Lodge was used for the communities, from providing school and medical supplies, to installing a 40,000-litre fresh water tank in a large village that had no access to potable water. After meeting a headmaster from a school on Mota Lava, the Tendys quickly discovered that the greatest need was for school supplies. It is common practice to break pencils into three in order to give children writing implements and exercise books are broken apart so each student can have some paper. When the Tendys felt it was time to retire, they realized that if they sold the resort they would no longer be in a position to be able to assist the community, as they have been doing since 2004. There is no free education in Vanuatu. Local government officials confirm that statistics have changed little since 1997: * 26% of children in Vanuatu never go to school at all * 55.8% of children reach year 6; * only 18.2% have the opportunity to go to high school The Tendys evolved a business plan, for YouMe Support Foundation, with the blessing of the local government, to raffle Seachange lodge 〔(Seachange Lodge | The Best Kept Secret in Vanuatu )〕 on the Internet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「YouMe Support Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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