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“The kids who are actually in the program benefitted, but in many cases their older siblings benefitted, as well. If a school age child had a younger sibling participating in an early childhood program, they were more likely to be in school. And the parents of these children were also more likely to be working,” Simpson says.
辛普森说道：“不仅参加该项目的孩子们受益，而且在很多情况下他们的哥哥姐姐们也同样受益。如果学龄儿童有参加学前教育项目的弟弟或妹妹，那么这些学龄儿童去上学的机会就更大，他们的父母去工作的可能性也会增加。”
The Save the Children preschool program was funded through a $1 million donation. It came from the American Idol TV show’s charity wing called Idol Gives Back. The cost per child for preschool in rural Mozambique is $2.50 a month.
美国偶像电视节目旗下名为“偶像回馈”的慈善活动向“拯救孩子”的学前教育项目捐赠100万美元。在莫桑比克偏远地区，每个接受学前教育的孩子平均每月花费2.5美元。
