We've added another child--- the eighth--- to the group sponsored on an ongoing basis by LangaList Plus! subscribers. Here's a note I just got from an aid agency working in Ethopia:

Tizita is a quiet 12 year old girl who was born in Gudoberet, a small rural village at Northern part of Shewa Region of Ethiopia, 102 miles from Addis Ababa and 24 miles from the nearest small town. She lives with her parents and six siblings in a small traditional hut. The mother is a housewife and the father is trying to earn his living by farming on a small plot of land. But the product he gets is not enough to feed, educate and clothe the children. His annual income is below US$400. They have no other means of income to depend on. Therefore, the committee referred her to this project for help. Tizita is in primary school and her favourite subjects are English and Maths. Her health and school performance are good. She helps by running errands and enjoys playing skipping rope. The family belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. You will give her hope for the future.

Here's what's this is all about: Those of us with computers and Internet access are vastly better off than most of the world's population. Because of this, I decided that a portion of the LangaList Plus! subscription fees would be donated to registered/legitimate charities helping the underprivileged around the world. The contribution does not increase the cost of a Plus! subscription in any way; the donation is taken "off the top" of any profits. (This is described in the pages at http://www.langa.com/plus.htm  )

Tizita is the eighth child sponsored on an ongoing basis--- week in, week out--- by the collective generosity of LangaList subscribers. LangaList Plus! subscribers also have collectively contributed to emergency earthquake relief efforts in India and to funds to help the victims of last year's Sept 11th attacks in the US. (To see all the donations so far, click to http://www.langa.com/plus2.htm#kids )

As the year goes on, and as more readers sign up for Plus! subscriptions, I hope we'll be able to sponsor more children and assist other charities around the world.

Graham Greene once said, "There is always a moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in...." If you're already a LangaList Plus subscriber, thank you! You can feel good about giving back a little to those less fortunate, and opening "a door to the future" for a child in otherwise-desperate circumstances.

If you're not yet a Plus! subscriber check it out: With a Plus! subscription, you can not only help yourself make the most of your hardware, software and time online--- but you also can help those less fortunate (like Tizita) make the most of their very lives. Thanks for your help!

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