Why would anyone leave their 4 yr old alone to fend for himself each day?
Dear Reader,
It is a privilege to share this story of 4-year-old, Shamzy from Sr Gio with you. His is a story of kindness, dignity, safety, hope and friendship in a context of desperation, poverty, insecurity and abandonment.
Each day he has been left alone in their village, roaming around and relying on the kindness of his neighbours, while his single mum is forced to go out, struggling to find ways to feed her 4 children.
Just let that sink in. Can we really even imagine what that level of poverty is like? Not being able to protect and nurture your little one each day?
One of our teachers warmly reached out to him and his mum in December to invite him to kindy. Now he is safe and nurtured during the day and he is enjoying his newfound healthy meal, fun friendships, games, songs and lessons.
The teachers can only make this beautiful offer to kids like Shamzy, and struggling mums like his, because of the generosity of our Project Kindy Village.
Thank you for the ways you help us to continue this work.
Kind regards
Donna Power and the Project Kindy Team
Project Kindy
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Dear Reader, My goodness. This is special. Thank you to Bonpinda Uniforms for generously providing the funds for these special Project Kindy t-shirts for our 1000 children and 60 grown-ups. It's the first time the kids have seen our name. They're my daughter's handprints on their hearts. Aw, stop it! You're going to make me cry! See the videos and read the story Kind regards Donna Power and the Project Kindy Team
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