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Adolescentes de la India invierten mas que 100.000 rupias en sus viviendas

viernes, mayo 1st, 2015
Kaushal's house with a new top floor

Kaushal’s house with a new top floor

Despite the very sad news about FairMail India closing its doors in October 2014, we are happy that the sale of the Indian FairMail cards is still having a positive impact on the teenagers and their families. In the last few months of 2014 five of the teenagers invested more than 100.000 rupees (>1.500 euro) in the construction of their family homes.

For example 17 year old Aradhana started the construction of her families own house in the outskirts of Varanasi which means they will no longer have to pay rent from her father’s small wage as cart puller. Kaushal managed to provide his family with an improved second story of their home. Meanwhile Sandhya invested in fully replacing the tiny room she lived in with her entire family for a new 2 story house. Anil Kumar and Anil Rao also managed to make significant improvements to their homes and to provide due maintenance. In the case of Anil Rao allowing his family to earn more money renting out part of their home to other people.

Sandhya's new home under construction

Sandhya’s new home under construction

We are very happy with this tiny bit of good news after the difficult decision to close down FairMail India. Unfortunately our decision still seems like the least bad decision to take as tension between some of the former teenager’s families still persists. Also our former team member is still being held in jail since July 2014 on accusations which still haven’t been investigated properly. A very sad situation which seems increasingly difficult to influence despite our intents.

Primera medición del impacto social de FairMail

martes, marzo 18th, 2014

yomira werk vroegerFairMail fue creada para traer fotos con una perspectiva original en el mercado, pero – lo más importante – para llevar a cabo nuestra misión social:

Dar a los adolescentes, en situación de riesgo, la oportunidad de crear un futuro mejor para sí mismos.

Pero, ¿cuánto impacto hemos creado en nuestros siete años de funcionamiento? En 2013 los 50 fotógrafos adolescentes ganaron € 20.530 para invertir en su propia educación, la vivienda y la atención médica de sus familias. Los que más ganancias obtuvieron entre Perú y la India son Yomira y Sandhya con 1.419 y € 1.801 , respectivamente. Sí, chicas poderosas! En segundo lugar Elmer y Dhiraj con 1.226 y € 1.306 cada uno. Pero, ¿Qué lograron los adolescentes con sus ganancias?

FairMail tasa de abandono escolar es muy inferior a la media nacional

Anshu in school uniform


Anshu in school uniform

Estas ganancias son cruciales para los adolescentes sean capaces de cumplir con sus planes para el futuro soñado. Pero el dinero no es garantía ya que el éxito también depende de su perseverancia, situación familiar y la motivación para FairMail. Debido a una combinación de estas razones, hasta ahora, el 20% de los adolescentes que comenzaron FairMail no llegaron a la edad de jubilación de 19 años. Estos 10 jóvenes perdieron la motivación, ya sea a lo largo del camino, se introdujeron de nuevo en problemas por los » viejos amigos «, o tuvieron que enfrentarse con grandes problemas personales que no les permitieron continuar en FairMail.  Aunque sólo 40 adolescentes lograron llegar a la final, el 86% de todos los chicos que comenzaron FairMail o terminaron o aún están en la escuela secundaria. No está mal en comparación con el promedio nacional de 52 % de todos los adolescentes de la India que hace a décimo grado (o el 65% de todos los niños en Perú que acaban la escuela secundaria) .

85 % de los adolescentes FairMail seguir aprendiendo después de terminar la escuela secundaria

Yuli in front of her university

Yuli in front of her university

Los adolescentes que terminaron la escuela secundaria durante su tiempo con FairMail, el 35 % ha continuado en la (pre) universidad y 50 % ha continuado con una formación profesional. Sólo el 15 % decidió no seguir estudiando en absoluto después de terminar la escuela secundaria. Ya sea por no haber terminado la escuela secundaria o porque no tienen suficientes ingresos en sus fondos después de terminar FairMail .

78 % de los adolescentes FairMail » retirados» ha roto la cadena de la pobreza

Akaash invested his earnings in his bike repair shop

Akaash invested his earnings in his bike repair shop

En total hasta el momento el 68% de los 50 adolescentes FairMail siguen estudiando algo. De los que no estudian, más del 55% tiene un trabajo decente (que varían desde el turismo a la construcción o ventas ) y el 23% tiene su propio negocio o trabaja por cuenta propia (que varían desde la producción de pelotas de fútbol a las portretas fotografías). De esta manera han roto la cadena de la pobreza y se puede empezar a construir una familia y proporcionar mucho mejores oportunidades para sus hijos.

Sin embargo, no todo es un éxito. Aún así el 22% está desempleada o tiene un marginado o un trabajo inestable (que varía de cargar las compras en el mercado a estar en la cárcel). 4 de los 5 adolescentes que están en esta situación resultan ser adolescentes que no terminaron el programa FairMail hasta la edad de 19. Esto sólo demuestra la importancia del enfoque y la orientación a largo plazo de FairMail.

Cinthia graduating

Cinthia graduating

Ganancias de los adolescentes en 2012

lunes, marzo 18th, 2013

20.992 Euro. That is the total amount the 44 FairMail teenagers in Peru, India and Morocco earned from the sale of their picture and greetings cards in 2012 for their education, housing and medical funds. This makes the total amount earned by the teenagers since the start of FairMail in July 2006 add up to 95.779 euro.

Akaash in his old mechanics workshop

Akaash in his old mechanics workshop

The biggest earner in India was Akaash who earned 1.667 euro in 2012 which he invested in his private tutorship (when he started FairMail he was not attending school because he could not read and write) and in his motorcycle repair shop he runs with his father. This year they decided to buy a bigger and better situated piece of land where they could expand their business and offer more services.

Elmer with his laptop and graphic design certificates

Elmer with his laptop and graphic design certificates

The biggest earner in Peru was Elmer who earned 1.449 euro in 2012 which he invested in preparing for and entering the private Cesar Vallejo University to study communication sciences. Despite passing all his first year courses he took the brave decision to quit after the first year and choose a more practical graphic design and photography academy to pursue his dreams.

Sandhya doing her homework at home

Sandhya doing her homework at home

The Indian girl with the highest earnings in 2012 was Sandhya who earned 1.330 euro in 2012. She used this money to pay for her school necessities and private tuition. But the majority she added to her savings (no amounting up to 2.191 euro) which she will use after finishing high school hoping to prepare for and enter medical school.

Yuli in front of her university

Yuli in front of her university

In Peru the highest female earnings were achieved by Yuli who earned 1.203 euro in 2012. She used the money to prepare for and enter Trujillo’s national university to study languages to become a language teacher in the future. She still has 4 more years to go and will need all the sales she can get to finish her career.

Sueno de Sandhya para ser doctora en marcha

miércoles, marzo 21st, 2012
FairMail India photographer Sandhya doing her homework

FairMail India photographer Sandhya doing her homework

Hi, my name is Sandhya and I am working in FairMail India. It is my 3rd year in FairMail and I am very happy to be part of FairMail.

In the last (04-2011) I got 40,000 rs ( red. about 650 euro) as my part of the profit, for which I never thought. As I want to become a doctor now I think that the money for my education will not become a stumbling block for my future. And it is just because of FairMail because my parents would never do that for my study as they are very poor.
In my school also I am doing better as I am taking private tuition from my FairMail educational fund. And I am keeping myself positive for my dream. So I am thankful to FairMail that makes me motivated for my dream.

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Ganancias record para fotografos de FairMail en 2011

viernes, febrero 10th, 2012

In a year where the word «crisis» was heard way too often FairMail’s teenage photographers in Peru en India proved that with creativity, hard work and having something unique to offer there are still big opportunities. For the fifth year in a row they managed to set a record regarding their earnings from their photography over the year. In 2011 the teenagers earned a total of 25.794 euro for their personal education-, housing- and medical funds! This way bringing their total earnings since the start of FairMail in 2006 to 74.594 euro.

Elmer Machuca Chacon

Elmer Machuca Chacon

The big earner in 2011 in Peru was 19 year old Elmer with a total of more then 10.000 soles (almost 3.000 euro), bringing his total career earnings to 7.654 euro. With this money Elmer is starting his 5 year career in communication sciences at the private UPAO university in Trujillo this March. In January the FairMail Peru team passed the 200.000 soles mark in overall earnings for the first time (almost 60.000 euro).

Sandhya Rao

Sandhya Rao

The big earner in India is 15 year old Sandhya with more then 100.000 rupees (just over 1.600 euro), bringing her career total to 2.027 euro since she started taking pictures for the first time in Febuary 2009. Sandhya is still in secondary school and saving up for her career to become a doctor. In January the FairMail India team passed the 1.000.000 rupees mark in overaal earnings for the first time (almost 16.000 euro).

On behalf of all the teenagers, volunteers and coordinators at FairMail we would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to all the FairMail customers over the world to help us make these great results possible!