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see the bold text below. And here's a question - how much did it cost for Rawat to travel to Australia and who paid ? The Prem Rawat Foundation Funds Indigenous Australian School Breakfast Program |
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| LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Prem Rawat
Foundation announced that it made a critical grant to Oxfam (Australia) to
help develop and implement a breakfast program to support indigenous
schoolchildren in Mornington Island in northern Queensland.
Oxfam reports that, "School attendance here is poor, and this project
provides both health promotion and educational opportunities. Such projects
in other communities have been linked to higher school retention and
improved literacy."
The program has had such good results so far that there has been a
request to extend the hours so more children can get breakfast and teachers
can actually bring their students there in the morning. One of the teachers
noted: "When children have skipped breakfast in the morning, their levels
of concentration are limited and they start to become disruptive during the
lesson. This project is making a difference with the children's learning
development."
At the check-giving ceremony near Brisbane, Australia, guests were
welcomed by Des Sandy, a tribal elder, followed by a presentation on the
project by the Oxfam representative, Jenny Sewter. After she was presented
with a check, children from the Mornington Island School showed their
appreciation and presented Prem Rawat some traditional gifts.
Oxfam International seeks increased worldwide public understanding that
economic and social justice is crucial to sustainable development. For more
information on the Mornington Island Breakfast Program, visit:
http://www.oxfam.org/.
The Prem Rawat Foundation supports significant humanitarian initiatives
that improve the quality of life for people in need around the world by
providing basic necessities such as food, water, medical care, and disaster
relief. The Foundation also makes significant grants to effective relief
organizations such as the United Nations World Food Programme.
In addition to its humanitarian activities, the Foundation also
furthers the message of peace of Prem Rawat, widely known by the honorary
title of Maharaji. Prem Rawat has spent the last four decades traveling
around the world with the message that each person can find fulfillment by
discovering "a peace that is already within, waiting to be discovered."
More than 10 million people have sought inspiration from him, and his
message is now made available in more than 88 countries and 70 languages.
To discover more about Prem Rawat, his message of peace, and
humanitarian initiatives:
