How many do you have in your closet?—10, 20 30 pairs? A pair for each occasion---dressy, casual, for sport, for work, summer shoes, winter boots, ones to match this or that outfit? Which to wear?
The needy children of Uganda do not have to decide. Many have no shoes or ones held together with twine or tape. At the distribution site, we often see shoes much too large for them---maybe belonging to a parent.
Second hand shoes can be purchased for very little, but still too costly for their family.
Education is free in Uganda, but many children cannot attend because they cannot afford the items that are compulsory to attend. These include a uniform, school books, a math set, and SHOES. Often the parents can only afford to send one child. These families have 6 to 8 children.
The cheers from parents and children alike when they realize they are receiving the requisite for school attendance, makes it very reassuring that the bedkits we are distributing are filling a great need and are very appreciated.
Thank you to all our donors. We have seen first hand that their contributions are making a big difference to the children of Uganda.
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| Uganda 2011 |
for the Uganda 2011 SCAW Team
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