Can 820 Ni-Vanuatu Children Set A New World Record?
Posted on 16 October 2009 by Stenberg-Tendys W.L. in Travel
Tucked away in the north west corner lies one of the greatest secrets of the South Pacific, the mystical 83 tropical island nation of Vanuatu, (New Hebrides). Vanuatu is easily accessible being only a three hour flight out of Sydney, Australia.
On November 19th, 2009, YouMe Support Foundation will bring together 820 high school Ni-Vanuatu children, who are preparing to explore and write about the wonders of their country, from the world’s largest banyan tree, a live volcano and giant kauri forests in the south, to giant clams and water music in the far north. The students will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘Most People To Write A Story Within 24 Hours’.
To complete the challenge in one school day, will require a student writing a sentence every 30 seconds. The challenge is made more difficult in that Vanuatu boasts around 153 different languages, (second only in the number of languages to New Guinea). For these children their first language is Bislama, followed by their island language. Each student will be writing in English, their third language.
To qualify for the Guinness World Record each participant must write only one, or at the most, two full sentences, that add comprehensively to the story, on a single piece of paper.
The story is based around the adventures of two children, who fly the 1000 kilometres between the 83 Vanuatu islands, searching for clues to the mystery of the hidden treasure of Captain Natou, their great great grandfather. They meet obstacles at every turn, as they struggle to find the hidden bottles, that have a piece of the map inside, with the next clue.
The story will be visualized by a local and talented Ni-Vanuatu cartoonist, Guy Deroin.
The challenge is part of the awareness program for raising funds for giving high school education grants to children who will never see the inside of a high school classroom, without outside assistance. There is no free education in Vanuatu. Only 56% of children go to primary school; of those only 25% go onto high school. YouMe Support Foundation is one of the few charities assisting these children.
The completed story is to be published as an ebook on the Internet and also as a hard copy. Every cent raised from the sale of the book helps assist another child through high school and tertiary education.
The current Guinness World Record for the Most People To Write a Story in 24 Hours is held by 797 participants, organized by Novum Verlag GmbH in Neckenmarkt, Austria, on 15th July, 2007.
Currently the Tendys are raffling their Vanuatu property, Seachange Lodge, on the Internet, to raise funds for YouMe Support Foundation.
You can help make these kids dreams a reality. Every cent helps. Go to winaresort and make a small donation now. Simply write donation in the comment box and help these kids today. We need funds to urgently to enrol more children for next year. These kids need you and you could become the owner of a $1.8 million tropical island property as well.
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