Helping the Children of Africa

 May 27, 2014 1:26pm The kids in Uganda deal with so much like what I have written out below. Several stories pop out like the girl who told me she can't always take both sugar and soap to boarding school so she takes just soap as she has to have it to wash her clothes. Even if school fees are covered kids still have so many needs. School shoes are a big one because of all the walking most do in muddy slippery conditions the shoes wear out fast.  $15-$20 is beyond what most families can afford to pay for shoes when a typical wage is $1-$2 a day.    Plus some kids feet grow fast but many are still wearing the same size clothes 3 yrs later. To grow only 3-4 inches in 3 yrs isn't much. They can wear clothes for a long time but shoes have to be replaced a lot.  Some children wear old torn clothing that is very dirty.  If anyone can help by buying some soap and other things for kids without sponsors that would be great.  Some kids beg to...

May 15, 2014 1:23 pm  Another successful trip was made to Uganda.  We gave out clothing and food to 4 different villages. So we now have plenty of new kids who need a sponsor! Choose one here  http://www.auntiesangels.com/beasponsor.htm

April 19 2014  10:45pm  View and SHARE SHARE SHARE OUR NEW Sponsorship video with friends so they can help a child who's in need!!!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRFsv2TcF-E Thanks! New photos of kids who need a sponsor for school will be posted soon!

Jan 28,14 9:30 pm Probably the biggest problem the kids in Uganda face each day is hunger. Some kids get only 1 meal a day and usually that meal is the school lunch they're served.  Kids have told me before that there was nothing at home to eat. Sometimes they would only drink tea. Imagine what it would be like as a young child to wait many hours during the day to get 1 simple meal of beans or cornmeal. This is why Ugandan children are often underweight and have stunted growth due to their poor diet.  That's why we're planning to do more food related projects . We plan to also take more food and deliver in some of the poorest villages in the Jinja area. Will you help us? Below are photos of when we distributed rice, beans, sugar, potatoes and soap back in Oct. Make a donation on our blog with pay pal! Click the yellow DONATE BUTTON at the top of the blog!

Oct 17th , 2013 7:46pm    After our trip earlier this month to UG we have registered some new kids as part of our program. They are part of a very poor village and they have never had a chance to get a sponsor until now. We need your support to ensure that every new child gets a sponsor to help cover their school fees and supplies! Spread the word to friends!!!  Go to www.auntiesangels.com then click on BE A SPONSOR to see photos of all the kids!!! We also went to around 30 homes and delivered some food such as maize, beans, sugar etc. See photos of our activities below. We served porridge to all the kids for breakfast and the line of kids was so long that we ran out of porridge .That was a stressful situation but we still bought some extra cookies, popcorn & chapati bread to make sure each child had something to eat.                             Above is the porridge and ...

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...

1:08 pm June 9, 2013 One thing I've realized is there's no "comfort" in Uganda. The beds are lumpy, the pillows and sofa's are hard. The chairs aren't comfy and are few and far between. Most restaurants have only plastic lawn chairs for diners to sit in. There's dark orange dirt everywhere, your clothing gets covered in all that dust and its hard to wash off. Kids have to scrub clothes by hand and that's why their clothes are ruined and have big holes since they have to rub them so hard to get out stains. Most people don't "comfort" their crying children either. The parents or guardians of kids have a "they'll get over it" attitude and tend to ignore kids most of the time. Many parents don't ever hug their child.   People there walk 1-2 miles to get water from a well and also to get to school, the market, church, clinics etc. Most families can't even afford to ride in a taxi van or on the back of motor bikes that ...