Christmas campaign to create a fund for the children of Calheta, Cape Verde

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.