Thursday, 19 April 2012

Philippines: The other side of the fence

From Philippines 2012
I can't help but look beyond the chaos of the distribution to the anxiously awaiting mothers on the other side of the fence. They are women just like me, they are mothers just like me.

Their children have been selected to receive bedkits and today is the big day. The process that started months before our arrival has finally come to an end, I can only describe it to you as Christmas morning. A Christmas morning that only happens once in a lifetime.

Four months prior to this day a group of volunteers attend the local elementary schools where they interviewed teachers and tribal elders to determine the most needy families in the area. The child chosen must be between 6 and 12 years of age and only one child per family is selected. When most families have between 5 and 6 children you can only imagine the need.
From Philippines 2012

The need to provide often as a single mother. No wonder they cling to the fence longingly looking inside.

Kelly Stewart
for Team Philippines 2012



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