Helping the Children of Africa

NOTE: This post isn't intended to bash parents in Uganda but to simply point out the  incredibly large differences in how kids are handled and how usually their best  interests aren't considered. Most of this is due to Ignorance because the parents aren't educated.  They end up making the worst possible choices for their kids and our program and the kids suffer because of this.  Many times over these 6 years of an official "Sponsorship program"  we've seen parents pick an expensive school (not on our list of chosen schools) and move their child to it without our knowledge or consent.  May 25, 17   10:56 am  Then they try and stick us with the bill which is higher than  any schools we've chosen. So even when parents agree to pay the difference  whatever that may amount to (usually $30-$50 more a term per child ) and 90 % of the time  parents fail to even $5 or sometimes nothing at all . Then again a child is left in a ...

9:53 am This area is called Kiwolera a small village in Kamuli , Uganda where we serve 6 or 7 families and nearly 30 kids live there. Only about 5 have a sponsor at this time. Most homes have a dirt floor and many kids were sleeping on straw mats or tiny pieces of old foam as you see below. That's their tiny bed. LETS GET A FEW MORE SPONSORED SINCE School begins this week and there is a drought and high food prices. $15 a month helps 1 student stay in school. These families are all simple farmers raising greens or sweet potatoes. The harvests are small because of the intense daily heat and nearly 6 weeks with no rain . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilAZtnmJs0U&t=6s

3-3-15   11:20 a m  Now we raise funds for food to hand out in the 2 villages. Last Dec we helped 90 kids plus their parents & siblings with food.... We need at least $350 to help 60+ families.  Includes dried sardine type fish, oil, sugar, soap , potatoes or eggplants DONATE HERE with Paypal!   http://www.auntiesangels.com/ Most clothing sold an African outdoor markets is items sent from American thrift shops that did not sell. Most  families cannot afford to buy any clothing for their children even if its at the cost of a dollar or less when they make only $2 a day. Let's make sure some of these clothes get in the hands of those who need them most.

The Betrayal of those who claim to "HELP" children. 10:43am     8-31-14 It all began in 2008 with 20 kids in a home who needed school fees. After 1 year of getting photos and even letters from them we found out the orphanage owner wasn't feeding them much except meal of "maize" a day and they were not attending a school regularly. The kids suffered so much and quickly moved on to live back at home with their families. The orphanage staff had only "recruited" these kids and while they were needy, most  were not orphans. Some had moms back at home who were just too poor to raise them. When they were promised a better life for the kids they let them go so they could have an education and meals etc which isn't what they got. Even when we mailed them clothes, shoes, toys most were taken and sold by the orphanage owner to make money for himself when he left the kids and just abandoned them all at home. After they went back to their o...

I want you to take a few minutes to think about what its like to live in deep poverty & step into the lives of the kids we help. If you've yet to help one now is the time. $15 a month is not much to change a life. YOU DON'T OFTEN EAT VEGETABLES . When you do they look like this & they come from your sponsor. and YOUR very happy to receive them  YOUR TYPICAL MEAL LOOKS LIKE THIS Rice, maize , beans or boiled bananas  YOUR DON'T OFTEN GET NEW CLOTHES. When you do they come from your sponsor or other visitors from charities like ours.                                                   YOUR HOME LOOKS LIKE THIS                                                          ...

July 3, 2013   6:40 pm  A lot of people have many different views on how to help Africa. I agree that its very bad to give money to anyone you see on the street. Most of the time if money is given to begging children it will immediately be taken by their guardian/older sibling or other relative. It won't help the child. So in our sponsorship program we've always tried to focus on education for the children and not giving handouts to the parents. They should try their best to find whatever work is available. Most times parents especially the men of the house will spend their money on themselves and not give a second thought to their kids. This is why we want the children to have the chance to get an education even if their own family doesn't /can't provide for them. I know many people go on missions trip and walk through villages handing out candy or other small  things. Some even hand out bags of food. If done in a controlled way by going home to home and v...