All Smiles on the Day of the African Child

Umaru, Ibrahim, Yusufu, Morlai, and Bintu are pupils of the Ahmadiyya Islamic primary school in the Wellington community of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Umaru is in class one. Ibrahim and Morlai are in class two; Yusufu and Bintu are in class four.

The children received their nets on June 16th, the International Day of the African child.  This day highlights the condition of children in Africa and the donation of these nets helped to cement in their minds their importance as children. They said this African Child’s Day is the best they have ever had because of the provision of bed nets that will protect them from malaria.

These children all come from disadvantaged families with income levels below the poverty line, and they do not have mosquito nets at home to protect them from mosquito bites. They express their thanks for the provision of bed nets. They now feel secure from malaria.

Thanks, Clay!