Christmas Campaign - 5th to 25thNovember 2010
Following a conversation I had had with Sibylle some time ago, I have recently launched a Christmas campaign to collect second hand clothes and toys to ship out to Cape Verde (in a fairly complicated scheme). The toys will be distributed by local kindergarten schools and the clothes will be sold (also locally) at very reasonable prices, which will allow us to create a fund to help "our" children. Local people will cooperate and play their part in ensuring we get some money for "their" children, by buying those clothes.
Two more children of Calheta in need of some support ("Lola" and Ismael) have recently found themselves "godparents" (Carla Carreira and the couple Surama and Sérgio respectively), who will pay for their school fees and school material.
In fact, the number of Godparents has been increasing significantly and at the moment there are five people waiting for Sibylle to further evaluate the situation locally regarding children who need the most, so that they may start colaborating.
"Lola" (Left) and Ismael (Right).I believe "godparents" will make a difference in these children's lives ... if it is going to be a small or a big difference, is irrelevant ... because I already know that this little girl from São Tomé, who has returned to Cape Verde, where her family is originally from in very hard conditions and Ismael, whose life has been as happy as it can, since his mother passed away at his birth, will certainly be brighter from this moment onwards, thanks to these generous people.
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