Beautiful Story Time

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These good people received help today, thanks to other good people that saw their pain and did not close their eyes. Those are normally very hardworking people but in a moment where lockdown restricts almost all movement, what to work? Where?
Those are people who have small children at home, families, old parents and elders. We were able to offer them maize, rice and soap, to maintain hygiene during those very hard times of disease.
Oxana, Graziabelle, Nina, Claire, Yasmin, Leontina, Claire, Maronia, Janica, Louise, Lucienne, Grace, Krystle – and if I forgot someone, I am sorry (too tired) – thank you for all your love.
There are days like these, cases like these, that reach conclusion in a beautiful and wholesome way – there are people that show us the best side of humanity – and this is what makes my work… worth all the effort.
Special thanks to the onsite team and my ever hardworking colleague, Mugoya.
 

On Investment and Gratitude

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I have always admired Jay Shetty. He is someone special, and his book touched me in many ways, even though – just now – some friends are rolling their eyes thinking – “Really? You read that kind of stuff?”
 
I read any kind of stuff that makes me grow and that makes me better. Better at doing my work, at less-judging my fellow-people, at doing my work I have been called to do.
 
 

The picture of Emma (the boy in blue shirt) goes with the book. The book teaches an exceptional lesson in gratitude – that which comes from the understanding of the fact that someone invests in us.
This is what my children feel – gratitude because someone sees them, someone believes in them, someone invested in them.
 
So yes, Jay Shetty. Thank you for reminding me that.

Our Daily Struggles

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I should do a better job at updating the website, but the workload is so huge and I am alone. The main focus is to feed the children.

Since the beginning of the year, each day without a single pause, we have been feeding an average of 30 children per day. We also take up medical cases now – of children and adults coming to us with their last hope, suffering from various maladies. We do our best to help them, and so far we have succeeded.

Our aim, our single aim is to improve and save lives – according to each situation that is presented to us. Many people have it on their bucket list. “Save someone’s life!” What if I told you that a simple donation of 10 euros can save a child’s life? Because 10 euros translates into about 15 kg of grains, that can be used to feed a small child for a month.

In Uganda, there currently is a very strict lockdown. People are forced to stay at home, they cannot go to work. While we cannot disagree with the decisions of the law, we know that before dying of Covid, people will starve to death in their houses. They cannot work in the fields, they cannot go fishing, everything is forbidden. Some children survive on contaminated water, insects and cattle food.

Africa is there, far away, and I am here, in my comfortable little apartment, having a job, enough food and everything those people cannot even imagine. I cannot let them starve to death, no matter how much effort it takes. It takes a huge toll on my emotional balance, because I have no detachment; it torments me to see children or elderly suffering from malnutrition, so thin that there is barely some skin covering their fragile bones.

Do you want to save a life? Do you have just some spare change – but you want to make a difference? Do it. I will show you the results.

Friday Happiness

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Many of our children received a lot of food today. I am grateful to all the wonderful people that are feeding them and making them smile. Those children have a better life thanks to people like you and me. Do not imagine that there are very rich people among our sponsors. No. Simple people, living simple lives in modesty and kindness, and who share with others – because, as Maria says – they know how it feels to have… nothing.

Naigaga Hamida

Naluwongo Daphine

Namulondo Hope

Kisakye Martha

Kasadha Salifu

Our Workdays

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A regular day at HOCT 🙂 Packages – about 40 boxes!

Namukuve Mercy is getting ready to resume school. She has received notebooks and nice shoes.

Iwumbwe Hashiru has received his food.

Mafuta, one of our older (and very hardworking) boys has also received his food.

Mpakibi, in pink dress, is smiling! She needed 8 months to learn.Kato Ashim has received his food and talked to his long-distance mother, who was at hairdresser’s. Happy, joyous moments! Kato was a star!

Mutesi Zamuda has received her food.

So have Edrine and Patricia, who are brothers and members of Lovisa family, who has received wonderful support from all the dear friends here.

Nankangwa Mable has received a jerrycan for water.

Nakaziba Patience, a girl with a very beautiful name, has also received her food.

A good day is that in which children have enough food, and reasons to smile.

Everyday Challenges

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A few days ago, a very ill child was brought to us – lethargic, barely conscious, with a swollen abdomen and extreme difficulty in breathing: sickle cell disease, combined with malaria.

He was admitted into our hospital and treated by our formidable doctor.

He made it. And for such results, all our efforts are worthwile!

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