My task during today’s distribution at Nipani was to interview three parents whose children were aged 6 to 12 and would be receiving a bedkit. It was an emotional time for both of us when I interviewed one young mother of three children, who does not know her own age as she was orphaned when her parents died when she was young. Through an interpreter, she told me that her husband had “expired” two months ago and now she was supporting her family by working cleaning houses and taking in laundry to do for other people. She is a survivor – doing her best to allow her children to remain in school so that they will have a chance at a better life.
This year’s bedkit is of excellent quality with 27 different items in it from a sleeping mat, flip flops, clothing and even a pair of nail clippers. All of the items were deemed as being very useful and necessary by the parents, who were interviewed, to make their children’s lives comfy and conducive to learning.
On behalf of all of the parents and the children, a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all of the donors for supporting SCAW and giving the children a chance for a better life!
Monika Sergeant for the Belgaum Team 2014
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