A Child Dies Due To Hunger

I Want To Make The World Appreciate Me

Human being have five common senses but I would say that some senses are more sensitive than the others. For more than four years I have been at Five Star Children Centre, I have learnt a lot in life. I have learnt a lot most importantly concerning helpless children from the Centre.

I have seen these kids and all I see in them, the feelings are laid deep into my heart. Every time I step my foot at The Centre these are all I see: 

 

• Girls Who Cannot Afford Sanitary Towels.

Many a times I have come across children(girls) who cannot come to school throughout the week due to lack of sanitary towels. These kids waste up to almost ten days out of classrooms. The situation has ended up even lowering their academic performance in general.

 

• Children And Families That Can't Afford Proper Food/Nutrition.

 

more often than not, I see kids who cannot afford two meals a day throughout the week. Most of these kids depends on the evening meals only. Most of these kids come to the Centre on their empty stomachs. These kids attend all the days' lessons without having a meal till evening.

 

Some of these children attend classes for only one week in a month. They spend the rest of the month collecting scrapes to sell in order to help their parents put something on the table.

 

Today I personally went to visit one of our pupil in their home and find out why he had taken more than a week without coming to  school. I only found that the child lives with his father alone  who had already left for work that morning. I requested the child to go to school but he insisted that he would come tomorrow. He further told me that he only took strong tea and that he was waiting for his father to come in the evening before he could come across another meal. I really felt for the young pre-school boy and decided to leave him something for lunch.

 

• Children And Families That Can't Afford Proper Medication.

 

Many of these children have not been able to access proper medication. Most of them come from very poor families that puts food first and last priority. Getting a meal (supper) a day is all they struggle for. Most off these kids suffer from various diseases a problem that their parents have not been able to solve.

 

• Children Learning Without Books.

 

Three quarter of the children's population in the Centre is not able to afford exercise books. The Centre has been forced to donate books every term to the kids in order to help keeping them in school. Through this initiative, the school has managed to make almost more than a quarter of the children's population attend school throughout the month.

 

• Children Who Cannot Afford School Uniform.

 

Most of these parents have been unable to afford a school uniform for their children. Many kids are forced to continue learning even without a school uniform to make them continue learning. Thanks to Christen one of our friend who donated 42 uniforms and 43 games kits. this made 50 kids come to school frequently and felt comfortably among other children.

 We also say thank to Hawi James who has been at the fore front in donating clothes and other materials to these kids.