This
"Child-Headed Household" in Uganda is held together by two teenage
sisters looking after their younger siblings. Their mother is deceased
and their father abandoned them. Well, those smiles are there because of
your help, and this precious family is now the focus of our #GivingTuesday mission!
Maria
and Olivia - 15-year-old twins - have been raising their five younger
siblings on their own since February. The younger children are Fiona -
13, Charlotte - 9, Stella - 7, George - 5 and baby Leo - 11 months.
Since they've been living alone, all of the children dropped out of
school, one was trafficked (she's just been located and reunited with
her siblings), and the seven and five year old have been threatened with
kidnapping. The youngest was placed in an orphanage three months ago,
after being treated for severe malnutrition, and the orphanage has agreed to resettle baby Leo, back with his family in two months!
Because of our donors recent support, our partner organization has
reunited Fiona (the sister who was trafficked) with her siblings, hired a
live-in caregiver to keep the kids together, provided new bedding,
clothing, food, and essentials, and installed steel doors and windows to
keep the children temporarily safe.
After
a full evaluation, it's been determined that their house is -
tragically - not repairable. Not only that, but we'll need to provide
for a plot of land for them to build upon. Because of the outpouring of
support from our initial plea for this family, along with support
through our Facebook Holiday shop, we've already raised $4,000 for this
project, which means that we only need to raise $6,500 to make this
happen!
Will you join us in giving these children new HOPE on Giving Tuesday? Your involvement is critical to our success in funding this new house for these children. Thank you!
Cost breakdown: House: $4,998, Kitchen: $405, Latrine: $473, Tippy Tap: $27, Rain Water Harvesting: $540, Solar Power: $270, Plot of land: $4,000
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