Hi my dear friends
I would love to send warm greetings to you and to your families. We thank you for your prayers, support and care. May God bless you for that. Shortly I want to share with you what is happening on our side.
The holidays are almost finished at the same time here like in your places. Kids are preparing to get back to schools. I am not quite sure if your kids are happy about it but our kids from Kwademu are looking forward to be back.
Sometime ago we mentioned we would love to start feeding program for our little ones. The children in Light of the World Academy don't get meals on regular basis due to lack of funds. Parents and guardians are not able to provide regular meals for their children. Some get food once a day. The kids are sitting hungry what makes them to not concentrate much on the lessons. To support a child - monthly cost around 25$ and this provides child not only regular meals but also gives a child access for medical care.
Light of the World Academy has 80 children, so far we managed to cover 7 kids who have their regular sponsors. We still have 73 children looking for help. If you would love to be part of their help please let us know by email.
Apart from that, we want to focus our minds on building up the toilets/latrines. Till now, the kids were using bush as their washrooms. First it is not hygienic and secondly is against the rules of ministry of education. If you would love to contribute into this project please you can do that through our paypal which you can find on our blog
or through UK account
Mirosława Kalume HSBC Edinburgh account 40-20-54 30349453, HSBC SWIFT CODE MIDLGB22, IBAN GB20MIDL40205430349453 (with a note for toilets)
Below you find few stories for our kids who are waiting upon God to get support
Emmanuel 7 YEARS,is the oldest one in his family. He has 2 youngest siblings. He is in baby class, because he started his education later due to no money. The mother is taking care of the children, from time to time she does small jobs like digging in the garden in order to earn some little money. The Father has another wife and does not care for his children
Pascal Mramba 7 YEARS,he has 7 siblings. The mother is taking care of her children and also does small jobs from time to time to be able to provide food for herself and kids. The Father has another wife and other 5 children, and he stop caring for the rest of his kids including Pascal
Hadja Kingy 7 YEARS is the youngest in her family. She has 2 oldest brothers. Hadja is in class 1. The mother is mentally sick, the father has another wife and does not care for his kids. Hadja and her brothers stay with grandmother. As the only girl in the house, Hadja has to work hard, helping with cooking, fetching water
God bless you
Mirka and Henry Kalume
