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Pham Ngo Hoang Dung, known to all as Dzung, is a young Vietnamese Jesuit priest who committed himself to the Region of Thailand. Before his ordination, he had already done three years of “regency” or involvement in the Jesuits’ apostolic work and community life in Thailand. He returned last autumn to be the university chaplain for the students in Northern Thailand. With his return to Thailand, Fr. Paul Pollock has handed the management of the Sponsorship Fund Project over to Dzung.

READ MORE (PDF file): Newsletter-February-2023.pdf

The “Our Students” Education Sponsorship Program at Seven Fountains seeks to remove financial barriers from students in the mountain villages of Northern Thailand which hold back children from receiving an education. The Primary, Secondary, and University aged children and youth that our sponsorship program assists, most of whom are from minority ethnic backgrounds, struggle to pay for essentials school items not subsidized by the government. Items such as their school uniform, art and craft supplies, fuel and transportation back and forth to school, and boarding house fees for those whose village is too far away for daily travel to school can be too much for a family to pay for. Without assistance, these families will often opt-out of sending their child to school.

For the 2022-3 academic year which is starting in just a few weeks, we have 834 students identified as needing assistance. Our budget for meeting their need is 2,843,000 baht.

READ MORE (PDF file): Newsletter-April-2022.pdf

We are pleased to acknowledge the wonderful continued support we are receiving from sponsors of the Education Fund. Scott Johnson has taken over the role of sponsorship coordinator. He reports that, to date, the number of students sponsored or with commitments from sponsors is 751, with 134 students yet to be sponsored. These funds will secure support for the academic year 2021-2022.

Groups or individuals wishing to sponsor one or more students may contact Scott Johnson at ourstudents.7fountains@gmail.com Individual sponsorships range between B1,000 and B6,000 for a year for children in primary school and between B2,000 and B6,000 for a year for children in secondary school, with varying amounts up to B10,000 or more for students in higher education.

READ MORE (PDF file): Newsletter-March-2021.pdf