Bonding with the home from afar

Through Plan International, I became the sponsored child of Mr. B. D. Baily of Canada. With his monthly donation of $45, I was able to continue my schooling, my family did not have to live on canned food and I was able to get adequate nutrition to grow up.

At the time, I greeted them as my foster father and mother. Over the years we have established a lasting relationship and been informed of one another’s progress in life. When I got my first paycheck, I saved it for an airplane ticket to go to Canada to thank them in person.

My English name ‘Dolly’ was my foster father’s idea and when I was in Canada, he sang and played me some tunes on the piano, one of which was ‘Hello Dolly”

After that visit, we became family. When I got married, my sponsored Mom and Dad came to Hong Kong to attend my wedding.

Thereafter, whenever new members were added to the family, I would take them to Canada to visit their grandma and granddad.

Mr. and Mrs. Baily must have a great heart and selfless dedication in order to care for a complete stranger and their act enlightens me to have a better understanding of relationship between people.

It is impossible to repay them. What I can do is to follow their steps by sponsoring children in need and visit them. I hope to influence my daughter by my act.

Ex-Beneficiary – Ms. YU Chui-wah, Dolly

*Over the years, Plan International has been committed to promoting children’s rights around the world. Our development projects and donation models have evolved over time. This story is part of our history and evolution and does not reflect our current development projects and donation models.