This adorable little girl is not even two years old. Her mother died after having given birth to her, and her father cared for her for only one year or so, after which he dumped her at the doorstep of some relatives.

Very luckily, those relatives are some of the most amazing people in HOCT family – the household of our bright, beautiful albino buy Munyira Asuman, and his loving grandmother. They did not hesitate to take this baby inside and look after her.

She is just a little button. She deserves to be cared for and loved as she deserves.

I am looking for a committed sponsor for Baby Justine Mary, to care for her and nurture her and feed her. They have a good house (we fixed it ourselves) and no other needs for now – just food.

Send a small amount for food for baby Mary and try the experience of being a part of HOCT, of our family!

PayPal: contact@helponechildthrive.com

Some of the children we are working on, each day, are doing very well, thriving, happy, smiling. Some others are very ill, but we love them all just the same and we fight for each little life.

The merit is not ours.

The merit belongs to all the people who give a little bit (a very little bit) of their monthly income, to help a child grow.

We have friends that have supported their children for years. Just earlier, together with RoseAnne, we were looking at the photo of one of her boys and we were wondering: How much he’s grown!

The reason for which those children grow – the reason for which they STAY ALIVE, the reason is that you choose to offer them food.

It is THAT important…

There is a special person that does not have Facebook or other social media, and that follows us through our website. Each month, she sends donations fot the children who have lost sponsorship for some reasons, or who never received anything.

Luma does not want anything. No photos, no smiles, no praise. But she deserves them. She deserves them because does her part, in this wounded word, she wants to change something – HOCT is just lucky to have received her act of incredible, continued kindness, but I know she helps many others. I am so grateful that she does.

So yes, just enjoy those photos; they may look boring and “same old, same old” but in each of them there is a child who, thanks to someone out there, has food and WILL survive.

NASIMU

This beautiful little girl, Mutesi Nasimu, is 10 years old (the age of my daughter at home). She is beautiful and delicate like a flower. She has had a lovely lady sponsor until very recently, but unfortunately she is going through very tough personal situation and she cannot help Nasimu any longer.

Nasimu needs 20 euros per month. She would need a few one-time donations so that we put together a few months of support, or a dedicated long-distance parent who would want to take care of this beautiful flower.

I love Nasimu very much, and her previous sponsor is very dear to me, so I know I would also put her mind at ease.

You can donate for Nasimu via PayPal at:

contact@helponechildthrive.com

By using the same address, you can write if you are interested in becoming her long-distance parent.

How do you become a long-distance parent and join HOCT?

HOCT is a large family of children and long-distance parents who work together in complete harmony. If you feel that this year you want to do something truly special, then you can choose to support a child from Uganda too. A small amount (usually, what you’d spend on a shopping spree on Saturday morning) – let’s say, 25 euros, is more than enough for those children to survive for a month.

HOCT is a safe place to be with. We are a registered charity that has completely legal forms and procedures and is validated by authorities and anti-money-laundering mechanisms. I will tell you and show you what happens to your funds, in the smallest detail (that is humanly possible).

You will receive monthly pictures, you will be able to see your child thrive and change, you will be able to talk on the phone, on video. You will build a bond. It is beautiful at HOCT.

Babirye (in white dress) and Muminu (little boy with a tie) do not have parents, and they are waiting for you with love.

At the end of the day, Rebecca’s beautiful smile just fills my heart with joy ❤

I have always loved school supplies. That feeling of cleanliness, of novelty! So exciting!

But do you know what the most exciting thig is? To see their joy, their eagerness to attend school, to build their own future.

At HOCT, we enable them to do so.

It was a beautiful, good day of my life. The little girl with heart-surgery is well, we have organized funds to get her a bed and other necessities, and a wonderful person decided to be her sponsor. Thank you, Loraine, Maria and Josephine, for all your kindness towards this broken little child!

Apart from this, we worked well, with energy and joy, going through our normal issues and struggles, and slowly fixing everything that is within our power.

In our world, there is so much going on right now; and of all that, only small things are within our power to fix. This morning I had my Tibetan language class, and my beloved Teacher dictated me a profound sentence to write down – “Each morning, you wake up, while others don’t – not anymore. You are lucky. So get out of the bed and do your part in the world.”

And now, each of us does their part. Perhaps you fed a child. Perhaps you shared a meaningful post on Facebook. Perhaps you caressed a little animal. Perhaps you did not get angry at your friend.

It all matters…

…are like a balm to the soul. Kisige Shaukana Faluk is this little boy in the photo (growing beautifully) and his long-distance mother, Debbie Mifsud is like a wonderland fairy, always looking after him.

I lovee Debbie. She writes such thoughtful messages; she never rushes; her communication is warm and beautiful and she makes me feel that not only the child matters to her, but also myself. She never forgets to tell me a kind word, or to ask me how I am. And towards Faluk she pours all her love and generosity, that this little boy actually considers her – his true Mother.

Through my work, I got to meet the best, most inspiring side of humanity, and this is why I could never give up, no matter how hard it is.

There are many other people like Debbie and this year I want to tell you all about them, so that you see that there ARE good people out there.