Fundraising for Teaching in Bhutan

Dear friends and family,

In February of 2012 I will be beginning a year-long contract as a
volunteer teacher in Bhutan with the Bhutan Canada Foundation! I am
very excited about this opportunity. I am writing to those who may be
willing to financially support the work I will be doing. The
Foundation sends teachers to Bhutan in order to support a developing
democracy and to help build a stable and strong education system.

The need for teachers in Bhutan is very real. Since the 1960s, when
Bhutan first established its system of modern education, the country
has been steadily increasing the quality of and accessibility to
education. However, with these improvements comes a whole new set of
challenges to the Bhutanese education system.

The provision of free education to all Bhutanese youth means that many
schools experience overcrowding, with more than 40 students per class.
The Minister of Education in Bhutan estimates that the country
currently faces a shortage of 1,000 teachers, primarily in rural
areas.

The Bhutanese government has set a target teacher-student ration of no
more then 40 students per class. They have asked the Bhutan Canada
Foundation for assistance in reaching this goal, by providing up to
100 Canadian, American, and other native English speaking teachers to
teach in the country.

Not only is it my intention as a teacher to improve literacy and
encourage learning, I also look forward to working diligently with a
team that is able to give hundreds of Bhutanese youth the opportunity
to obtain an education that might otherwise be unattainable. It is my
hope that together we will be able to have an impact not only on
education in one rural community, but on the transformation of the
education system of an entire country!

I greatly appreciate whatever support you are willing to offer me in
this endeavor! Donations are tax-deductible, and need to be received
by the first week of December. Cheques can be made out to "The Center
for Cultural Interchange" and should note my unique BCF ID number,
which is 31206. The Center for Cultural Interchange will send you a
tax receipt. You can send them to me at,

Sarah Carlin
7803 Cocobay Ct.
Naples, FL 34108

If you would like to learn more about the Bhutan Canada Foundation,
and the work I will be doing while I am in Bhutan, their website is
www.bhutancanada.org and facebook page is
www.facebook.com/teachinbhutan. I will also be writing about my
experiences in Bhutan on my blog,
sarahstravelsandadventures.blogspot.com.

WIth much gratitude and sincerity,

Sarah Carlin