At times we tend to get the feeling of that large organisations are less humane than smaller ones…..
Im glad to have got this feeling erased today.
My friend Paul Waweru in Kenya wrote this letter to UNICEF…. and their response follows….
> “Message:
> Mine is just to thank you for all the efforts you have ever
> done and you are continually doing to the young kids of the
> world.I sometimes feel challenged to what I can do alone but
> I have today come to realize that whatever small positive
> change you can create to anyone in need, you will change his
> /her world.I belive in this and as I visit several websites
> on human rescue I feel positive towards it.Having been a
> victim of the situation too I have all it takes to do the
> others and it has been my motivation to change the life of
> others too.I can frankly say that I get lot of Ideas from
> your web and other affiliates with the same mission and and
> vision which I feel they have taken me a step further.I have
> great ambition on changing the livelihood of young children
> and I belive whatever contribute I can make towards this
> will remain a great thing to the rest of the world.
> As to you as an inetrnational organization,keep up the
> spirit of campaining for less privilidged children so that
> the world change its face for them and they feel this is
> where they belong.We should remind the rest of the world
> folk that this world is not new and unless we preserve it
> the positive way,then it will turn its wrath on us
> and………
>
> regards.
>
> Paul K Waweru”
> “Dear Mr. Waweru,
> Thank you for taking the time to write such truly beautiful
> words. I have taken the liberty of sharing your e-mail with
> several of my colleagues here at UNICEF global HQ and they
> have each remarked as to how lovely it was. Your e-mail
> beautifully encapsulates the very point of what we at UNICEF
> are trying to do and is the very essence of Ghandi’s
> immortal words, “be the change you wish to see in the
> world.”
>
> It is great to know that we have an ally out there who
> shares our mission on behalf of the world’s children.
> We wish you every success with your work.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> UNICEF
>
> ___________________________________
> For every child
> Health, Education, Equality, Protection
> ADVANCE HUMANITY”
Teresiah Kihuyu and Sarah Ombati This project was to see these two high school students finish school with the help of many people involved. Sara being a top student but family without enough economical means to finish school with only family support. Teresiahs family not having enough means due to her sisters school laboratory-accident that gave the family a hospital bill to take care of first.
Year 2008 Money for fees provided by:
1100 SEK Pappa Hans redistribution of used clothes
3750 SEK 7 different families giving alternative christmas gift (including one family who had fleemarket along with their four children and gave 200 SEK)
1000 SEK On the 3 April 2009 Pappa Hans received 1000 SEK from a group of IB students who had been fundraising as their CAS project by throwing two discos for kids. Subtotal 5850 SEK (53 000 Kenya Schilling)
Year 2009 Money for fees provided by:
500 SEK Teacher colleague donation
3700 SEK PA Dress project, 2 jumble sales (1041 + 1659 SEK) and dress donation (1000 SEK) included. Subtotal 4200 SEK (38 532 Kenya Schilling)
Total: 9250 SEK (5850 + 4200)
It is with great thanks to all involved in sponsoring these two students to finish school in the right way. I salute the good deeds in this world, performed by people who have seen the meaning in “paying it forward”.
Hello
Great news. The Dress project is a success… The balance in Sweden is cleared….
This last Monday I paid 4130 SEK into Moi account.
Today I recieved 3700 SEK from the two “Kenya DRESS” students. Their jumblesales paid of…
I also got 500 SEK from a teacher at school and that is it.
4200 SEK even almost cover my banking cost… Talk about miracle…
So My dear Robert the buffert balance (2500 KES) that is left with you since Christmas…. I would like you to set these apart and consider a skirt each for Sara and Teresiah at the local tailor when exams are over. If a full dress costed 1500 KES I believe there will be enough… Have I understood the situation correct?… otherwise please advise me.
Med vänlig hälsning,
Hans Strandberg
Gymnasielärare i GE, SH, PL och PA
Sannarpsgymnasiet, Halmstad
hans.strandbergat.halmstad.se
(PA is a course that students in third grade take in Swedish High School… they choose the projects, plan them and finish them.)
The above Dress Kenya project is a total win win project. One of the female students got a dress for the upcoming prom and two students in Kenya got education…. First the students had a jumble sale to get investment money… for having a Kenya Tailor make a evening gown for the student ball end this term. The dress was made and sent in the post. The student who was getting the dress recieved 1000 SEK from her family for the gown. This money together with the outcome of two more jumblesales done by the students all added to the total sum of 3700 SEK, fantastic
Alot of people and children are dying of hunger in the Northern, Eastern side and Rift Valley provinces.I know in the west is differnet style due to Global reccesion. Just visit website. www.nation.co.ke and see what I mean.
Am very excited to see organisation like www.africankidsinneed.org visiting the Blog which have done alot and have a history on Kenyan needs.I know we will share alot with them.
Got this letter today from my friend Paul. He has been upcountry to take care of a burial of a relative, a mother to two daughters.
“Thank you very much for the concern. I came yesterday from home as I had to arrange for susan,Phillips sister who was going back to school today in Form one.Everything went on well as the burial was on Thursday, but a very painful moment coz the children now are left as opharns. Dad passed in feb 2003 and the Mum now.There is a big task again ahead but I believe all will work well with trust and believe in God especially to the 2 dotter who were left at school.Phillip also completed his school and he got a D+.Not a very bad grade.”
Last year turning 40 I asked my guests to bring “Flowers to Kenya” only. A great success! La Unica staff handled the money with excellence and concrete toilet/latrine were built on the schoolground. Thank you all! Its time again!
The target for the donations depend on the total amount. My main target is to provide a scholarship for someone I know in Kenya with a need, but of course if larger amounts is donated all will go to La Unica for a specific project, maybe a fishpond or a 7th school house…. I do not know all you readers out there in this global world… Go ahead, make their day…
If you were pleased with the message and vision of La Unica people, you can always compare with a great school project in another part of Kenya.
I do not have the resources Rotary have but the spirit of “paying things forward” is the key to everything. Maybe you feel like contributing to this cause. same
“Thank you very much for the concern. I came yesterday from home as I had to arrange for susan,Phillips sister who was going back to school today in Form one.Everything went on well as the burial was on Thursday, but a very painful moment coz the children now are left as opharns. Dad passed in feb 2003 and the Mum now.There is a big task again ahead but I believe all will work well with trust and believe in God especially to the 2 dotter who were left at school.Phillip also completed his school and he got a D+.Not a very bad grade.”
Last year turning 40 I asked my guests to bring “Flowers to Kenya” only. A great success! La Unica staff handled the money with excellence and concrete toilet/latrine were built on the schoolground. Thank you all! Its time again!
