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The Forgotten International operates entirely on donations. Thanks to yourgenerosity, we were able to accomplish much good this past year helpingwomen and children around the world rise out of extreme poverty. With

your ongoing support, we have plans to do much more together this year. Below is a sampling of what we were able to do together.

Support a Future!

Students from Tabitha Enabling Academy show their art projects

Since the summer we have been running a campaign to raise funds for the salaries of three specialeducation teachers at the Tabitha Enabling AcademyTabitha Enabling Academy in Nagaland in Northeastern India.

The three teachers are Ms. Thong, Mr. Kilumo,Ms. Thong, Mr. Kilumo, and Ms. ChumbeniMs. Chumbeni and they teach 50 disabledchildren not only academic education but also life skills and provide physical therapies.

In this part of the world, people with disabilities face social stigma, making it difficult for children withdisabilities to receive education and support. The TEA nurtures the children's confidence and teachesthem to better care for themselves. They also perform community outreach in order to improve socialacceptance. The lives of these children and that of their families are improved by the TEA and thehard work of these teachers.

The monthly salary of each teacher is around $75. With your donations, TFI was able to provide for thesalaries for all three teachers for next year. We are happy to help this small school, and we wish theirstudents a brighter future!

Peter Boaz, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy, Dharamsala, India

Summer 2016

Kati Hinman, La Sagrada Familia, Ventanilla, Peru

Fall 2016

TFI Fellows Making a Difference

Kathryn Culver, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy, Dharamsala, India

Summer 2016

Gregory Walsh, St. Vincent's Children of Kibera, Nairobi, KenyaFall 2016

Davina Ugochukwu, Office of Parliamentarian Rep. B.J. Panda, New Delhi, India

Fall 2016

We are grateful that so many young people wish to give their time and skills to help organizationsaround the world that desperately need their help to do good work. Through our Fellowship Program,TFI sent five fellows into the field this year.

Peter BoazPeter Boaz, a graduate from Hastings Law School worked in for Dharamsala, India with the TibetanCentre for Human Rights & Democracy (TCHRD) over the summer researching and writing a paper onillegal detentions of Tibetans in Tibet/China.

Kathryn CulverKathryn Culver, a current student at Duke Law School, also worked at the TCHRD during her summerbreak on researching and writing a paper on language rights and bilingual education policy inTibet/China.

Gregory WalshGregory Walsh worked from August to October in Nairobi, Kenya, with St. Vincent's Children ofKibera. Gregory is a professional videographer, and he documented the work done by St. Vincent's inorder to increase awareness and support locally and globally. They do amazing work with very little andthrough these short videos, more people will know about it.

Kati HinmanKati Hinman served this fall at La Sagrada Familia in Ventanilla, Peru, outside Lima, at an orphanageand school where over 1,000 children attend and receive a nutritious lunch. Kati taught English classesand conducted youth programs in leadership development after school.

Davina UgochukwuDavina Ugochukwu is an attorney based in Washington, DC who wished to get a comparativeperspective between our political system and that of the world's largest democracy. During her time inNew Delhi as an intern with Indian Parliamentarian B.J. Panda this fall, she brings her knowledge ofU.S. legal systems to her work. She just returned this month.

Thank you to all of our Fellows for their dedicated service to these deserving organizations!

We will soon be posting new opportunities for 2017 Fellows. We will accept applications for next yearstarting in January. We are searching for additional funding for our Fellowship ProgramFellowship Program. Pleasecontact us if you would like to support the good work done by our volunteers.

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Doing Good: Compassion Education Curriculum

Our compassion education curriculum, Doing Good:Doing Good:Inspiring Activities and Ideas for Young PeopleInspiring Activities and Ideas for Young Peopleto Make the World a Better Placeto Make the World a Better Place is ahead ofschedule and will be available nationwide February2017 through Rowman & LittlefieldRowman & Littlefield publishers.

The text was co-written by Tom Nazario and KellyQuayle, who also tested the lessons in her middle-school classroom. A video of her students doing akindness project at their school, based on an activityfrom the book, is on our YouTube channelYouTube channel.

The curriculum introduces young people to a broaderunderstanding of global challenges, shows them comforts they enjoy by comparison to so many aroundthe world, and encourages them to think of ideas as to how they might put their own strengths andtalents into improving the world around them.

We are thankful to the editors at Rowman & LittlefieldRowman & Littlefield for seeing the value of educating the heartsas well as the minds of young people. We have been working with local artist and illustrator JohnJohnTorreanoTorreano to create new artwork for the project, and we look forward to having the curriculum beingused by teachers and students in classrooms and youth programs next year.

Our greater ambition with this curriculum is that the activities and discussion topics will inspire newways of thinking about the problems we all face in our global community. We hope to create andencourage the next generation of philanthropists to make the world a better place by doing good.

The curriculum is available for pre-order through Rowman & Littlefield.The curriculum is available for pre-order through Rowman & Littlefield.

Visiting Programs AbroadA Tr ip to Pe ruA Tr ip to Pe ru

Field visits provide invaluable information for us and help us create lasting bonds with an organization.TFI's Program Officer, Sarah Edwards,Sarah Edwards, visited programs we support in Lima, Peru in April. She spentseveral days with Nelly VillegasNelly Villegas, the founder and Director of Mama VictoriaMama Victoria and with MiguelMiguelRodriquez,Rodriquez, founder and Director of Sagrada FamiliaSagrada Familia.. Both organizations serve some of the mostvulnerable populations in Lima.

TFI was able to give needed support this year to both organizations based on information Sarahobtained on her visit.

Nelly Villegas at Mama Victoria's chocolate shop with Sarah Edwards

Miguel Rodriguez, with Sarah Edwards, at La Comunidad de Ninos Sagrada Familia

F ie ld Vis it to Ind iaF ie ld Vis it to Ind ia

Over ten days in May, TFI President Tom NazarioTFI President Tom Nazario made over a dozen stops in three cities in India.He visited with the Sanskar Kendra SchoolSanskar Kendra School in Delhi. Tom also visited the Swati CommunitySwati CommunityCenterCenter, the Khalsa Public SchoolKhalsa Public School, and the Tibetan Delek HospitalTibetan Delek Hospital. He visited the Lha CharitableLha CharitableTrustTrust, which is a community organization supporting Tibetan refugees, and the Tong Len CharitableTong Len CharitableTrustTrust, a community organization bringing services to a small slum community. Tom also visited two organizations where we send our fellows. He met with Rep. B.J. PandaRep. B.J. Panda at hisParliamentary offices in Delhi and the Executive Director, Ms. Tsering Tsomo,Ms. Tsering Tsomo, of the TCHRD,TCHRD, as wellas our fellow, Peter Boaz.Peter Boaz.

Tom also visited the students we sponsor. TFI has been supporting PriyankaPriyanka's education since she wasa little girl in a slum school. She is now a teenager attending a local public school. Also, a young womanwe support named KarishmaKarishma is getting ready to graduate college next year. Tom has provided for hereducation since she was a young student at the Tibetan Children's VillageTibetan Children's Village in Dharamsala. In 2017she will graduate from Khalsa College in Amritsar!

As a result of Tom's visits, TFI made five small grants to these Indian and Tibetan organizations.

From left: TFI Fellow Peter Boaz, TomNazario, and TCHRD Director Tsering Tsomo

Tom with some of the kids from the TibetanChildren's Village in Dharamsala

Tom and Priyanka, who we have beensponsoring since she was six years old.

Tom and Karishma. She was a TCV student,next year she will graduate from college!

Nutritious Meals for 1,000 Kids

Colorful veggies, eggs, and chicken bringadded nutrients to the kids' diets.

Each day, 1,000 young people get a nutritioushot lunch at Sagrada Familia.

As part of our Giving Program,Giving Program, this fall we implemented a supplemental nutrition program atLa Sagrada FamiliaLa Sagrada Familia in Ventanilla, Peru, to help bring healthier meals to the over 1,000 kids whoreceive a hot lunch every day at this school and orphanage. For the day-school students, it may be theironly meal of the day.

We were inspired to start this project based on the information we learned from a consultant,Meghan Froenher,Meghan Froenher, who observed conditions at Sagrada Familia over the summer. As luck would haveit, two volunteers to the community from the East Coast, Anna Dominesey Anna Dominesey and Morgan Gregory,Morgan Gregory,brought funds donated by their friends and family with them to Sagrada Familia and wanted to seetheir donation used in a way that helps as many kids as possible. TFI agreed to match their gift to startthis project.

We are grateful to Carmen DavilaCarmen Davila who plans menus with the cook and does all the shopping. Wecan't believe one person does all the cooking, but she does! Of course we cannot do much without thehelp of our local guide, Monica Pfeiffer. Monica Pfeiffer. This has truly been a group effort, and we are thankful toeveryone who has been involved.

A little goes a long way. For $1,000 a month, TFI has been providing a nutritious hot meal toat least 1,000 kids each day and we will continue to do so!

Giving a "Hand Up" to Angels Care School

Pastor Godfrey and this group of young womentraveled to Kampala to learn new skills to

help their community.

The "Days for Girls" workshops teachparticipants to make reusable sanitarynapkins sell them as a micro-business.

Another project we funded this fall through our Giving ProgramGiving Program was the Angels Care SchoolAngels Care Schoolrefugee community in Uganda. They offer academic education to their students, but also supportseveral projects to generate income for the community. This fall they proposed a new venture to us, atraining offered in November by a US-based nonprofit, Days for Girls.Days for Girls.

They teach participants in their workshops to sew reusable sanitary pads for personal use as well as tosell as a micro-business. The fewer days girls miss from school, the more likely they will stay in schooland achieve success. Part of the workshop covers the importance of good hygiene and another partcovers good business practices. The training is comprehensive and participants are given a starter kit togo home with.

It would not have been possible for TFI to fund this project without the help of Ami RutledgeAmi Rutledge andher friends and family in Florida who raised money to cover half the group's expenses. Ami has traveledto Angels Care in the past as a volunteer and continues to support their efforts.

Together, we were able bring a new income-generating project to this community. We wish themmuch success! We plan to follow up with Angles Care to see how their business grows in 2017.

Our Giving Program and Children's Fund

Guests enjoyed a speciallyprepared meal together.

Over 2016, TFI made gifts to 23 grassroots organizations abroad through our Giving ProgramGiving Program andsupported eight children through our Children's Fund.Children's Fund. These organizations are comprised of under-served schools, charitable hospitals, and community service centers that work day in and day out toserve the poorest of the poor. They are listed below. We are humbled by their efforts and honored tosupport them. Your giving makes this assistance possible.

Above are photos of the eight children we sponsor through our Children's Fund. Three girls are in India:Karishma, Priyanka Karishma, Priyanka and Sangeeta. Sangeeta. And, two boys, Solomon Solomon and Elvis, Elvis, and three girls, Ayisha,Ayisha,Asana Asana and Fatima, Fatima, are in Ghana. All are attending school with the promise that TFI will sponsor theireducations through high school and beyond. With the help of our generous donors, these children havethe chance at a promising future. We are proud of all of them!

CAMBODIACAMBODIA

Cambodian Community Dream OrganizationWorking for Children

KENYAKENYA

The Margaret Okari Children's FoundationThe Nest Baby Village & Children's HomeSt. Vincent's Children of Kibera

GHANAGHANA

Great Lamptey School

PeruPeru

Mama VictoriaSagrada Familia

UGANDAUGANDA

Angels Care School

INDIAINDIA

Harmony Through EducationKhalsa Public SchoolLha Charitable TrustSanskar Kendra SchoolSirjana InstituteSwati Kanak Durga CenterTabitha Enabling AcademyTibetan Children's VillageTong Len Charitable TrustYouthNetZilla Parishad High School

USAUSA

MedLendThe Starfish ProjectThe Tibet Fund

A "Fabulous Fundraiser" to End the YearFor the last two years, one of our Board Members,Susan C. GauseSusan C. Gause and her good friend and TFI donor,Linda Stoick,Linda Stoick, have gathered their friends together for"Susan and Linda's Fabulous Fundraiser" held at Susan's beautiful Marinhome in November.

The guests enjoyed a delicious meal and Tom NazarioTom Nazario made apresentation about some of the programs TFI is seeking to fund nextyear.

We are grateful to Susan and Linda for hosting this event one more yearand all their efforts on behalf of TFI and to the more than 50 guests whoshowed up despite the pouring rain to share the evening with us andlearn about our work. Also much thanks to Ksenija OlmerKsenija Olmer from the CCDOCCDO and Christina StelliniChristina Stellini

from St. Vincent'sSt. Vincent's who came as representatives of their respective programs to share theirexperiences with our guests.

Many thanks to the evening's guests who generously supported the following organizations andprograms: The Cambodian Community Dream Organization, the The Cambodian Community Dream Organization, the Tabitha EnablingTabitha EnablingAcademyAcademy, , St. Vincent's Children of KiberaSt. Vincent's Children of Kibera, , as well as TFI's Children's Fund Children's Fund and our DoingDoingGood educational program.Good educational program.

Looking Ahead to 2017Tom Nazario made three trips in December in preparation for next year. He spoke at theWorld Affairs Council in Orange CountyWorld Affairs Council in Orange County about global poverty and the importance of giving andcaring.

He also visited with the young people at the Viewpoint SchoolViewpoint School in Calabasas, California, again to showthe students our documentary film based on our book Living on a Dollar a Day.Living on a Dollar a Day.

He then traveled to New York to meet with the corporate social responsibility department atBNP Paribas Bank.BNP Paribas Bank. They gave us a large grant to work on several projects for them this year, and wewill be doing some additional work with them in 2017. Our partnership is benefiting several programswe support and will expand the possibilities for corporate and nonprofit partnership.

Finally, next year we will be celebrating 10 Years of Giving and Caring,10 Years of Giving and Caring, and we are trying to do avariety of special events over the course of the year to acknowledge the work that we've all donetogether in our efforts to try to improve the lives of some of the world's poor. We do hope that we willmeet many of you over the course of the coming year and with your help continue to do our worktogether.

Thank you so much for being a part of our lives over these past ten years. For now, please have ahappy and enjoyable holiday season with your loved ones.

If you have not already done so, please consider making a year-end If you have not already done so, please consider making a year-end tax-deductible gift to TFI so we may continue our work tax-deductible gift to TFI so we may continue our work with impoverished women and children in the new year. with impoverished women and children in the new year.

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