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Handwritten is a place and space for pen and paper. We showcase things in handwriting, but also on handwriting. And so, you'll see dated letters and distant postcards alongside recent studies and typed stories. 

When I Know the Value | Letters

THEIR LETTERS, AND YOURS.

Below are the handwritten personal statements from the students. Each is unique, save for a single sentence that remains the same: when I know the value of knowledge, I start to dream. They were first released this year in an article by PRI, which is how we found out about their story. And ever since, we have been in conversation with Beth Murphy (director of What Tomorrow Brings), discussing ways to open up a new kind of conversation. Enjoy the letters below, and then read about our Handwritten Replies. 

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What Tomorrow Brings, Ray of Hope, Razia Jan Institute, GroundTruth Projects, Beth Murphy, Handwriting, Impact Campaign, Pen Pals, Letter
You Show Me Hard Work Like No One Else • Andres, 4th Grader
What Tomorrow Brings, Ray of Hope, Razia Jan Institute, GroundTruth Projects, Beth Murphy, Handwriting, Impact Campaign, Pen Pals, Letter
What Tomorrow Brings, Ray of Hope, Razia Jan Institute, GroundTruth Projects, Beth Murphy, Handwriting, Impact Campaign, Pen Pals, Letter
Negeena Mir Anas
A Good Teacher is Like a Candle, It Consumes Itself to Light the Way for Others
Negeena Mir Anas
Negeena Mir Anas
Rafeha Oyamuddin, Letters, Razia Jan Institute, Education, Learning, Knowledge, Dreams, Handwriting
Education Means to Me The Most Powerful Weapon • Rafeha Oyamuddin
Rafeha Oyamuddin, Letters, Razia Jan Institute, Education, Learning, Knowledge, Dreams, Handwriting
Rafeha Oyamuddin, Letters, Razia Jan Institute, Education, Learning, Knowledge, Dreams, Handwriting
Breshna Abdul Ghanee
I am the First Girl in My Family to Get Education
Breshna Abdul Ghanee
Breshna Abdul Ghanee
Yalda Hameedullah
So Learn Knowledge from Cradle to Grave
Yalda Hameedullah
Yalda Hameedullah
Mursal Abdul Razib
Education Means to Me Freedom from Poverty
Mursal Abdul Razib
Mursal Abdul Razib
Aziza Toryalong
With a College Degree I Will Have a Lifetime of Increased Opportunities
Aziza Toryalong
Aziza Toryalong
Shkira Mohammed Saleem
Luck is Not In Our Hands, but Decisions is in Our Hands
Shkira Mohammed Saleem
Shkira Mohammed Saleem

We wanted to do more than publish the story and letters. We would have loved to send actual letters to the students, but we were not able to send snail mail to the school. And so, we decided to use our platform to create a new kind of handwritten connection: sending the letters by publishing them to our site. We hope you will join us in congratulating the first class of graduating seniors, and the first class of freshman students to the Razia Jan Institute. They are all enrolling in the nursing program, as there is no doctor in their village. Click on "Our Letters" below to see the replies we have sent.

When you knew the value of knowledge, what did you dream of?