A Christmas Gift that Brought a Smile

COSTINA
Dear simone,

Cositna lives with her father, mother, and sister in a single bedroom apartment with no running water at the Upper Philip Street in the Wellington community.
Her father is a firefighter and the main provider of the home with a monthly
income of $100. Her mother is a caterer, and supplements the family income with her earnings.
This promising girl likes to read and play with her family members. She wants to be a banker  when she grows up.
Thank you Simone, for your gift. The mosquito net helps protect Costina from malaria.




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Christmas Gifts for Members of the Wellington Community

AUGUSTA, MICHAEL, MARY, AMILDA, ADAMA
Dear Laura,

Augusta, Michael, Mary, Amilda, and Adam all live in the Wellington community.
Augusta lives with her mother and three sisters in a single bedroom apartment in a family house at Mellon Street. Augusta attends the Orphanage Primary school and she is in class three.
Michael attends the Vicrays primary school and he is in class four. He
wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. He lives with his grandmother, who is a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Marry attends the Vicrays primary school and she is in class four and wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
Amilda attends the Vicrays primary school and she is in class four. She
wants to be a medical doctor when she grows up.
Adama is a mother of six children and has seven grandchildren living
in a family house with four bedrooms. She is a petty trader and the main provider of her family with a meager monthly income of $70.
Thank you for the mosquito nets, Laura. Augusta, Michael, Mary, Amilda, and Adama can now sleep without worrying about getting malaria.



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A Christmas Gift for Jebbeh

JEBBEH
Dear Doug,

Jebbeh lives with her parents, three sisters and a brother in a two bedroom house with no running water, a poor toilet facility, but with electricity. Jebbeh attends the UMC primary school in the Wellington community.
Jebbeh’s father is a petty trader and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $60. Her mother is also a petty trader with a monthly income of $50. Jebbeh wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
Jebbeh has known poverty for a long time now. Daily meals are not regular, medical provisions are not readily available when she is sick, she has no proper bedding to sleep on, and inadequate provisions for her schooling.

Thank you, Doug, for your gift of a mosquito net. Jebbeh no longer has to worry about getting malaria!




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A Christmas Gift for Five

Fatmata, Saidu, Francis, Israel, and Israela
Dear Dwayne and Terese,

Fatmata, Saidu, Israel, and Israela are residents of Philip Street in the Wellington community.  They live in a single bedroom  apartment with no running water and a poor toilet facility.
Francis lives in a single bedroom house with no running water and no electricity. He is unemployed and has six sons.
Thanks to your donation, Sequoia, Fatmata, Saidu, Francis, Israel, and Israela now have mosquito nets that would protect them from malaria.



Give this gift » Most deadly mosquitoes strike at night. Provide mosquito nets for a family and save lives.


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A future nurse receives a mosquito net

MASERAY
Dear Tanya,

Marian lives with her mother and stepfather (Marian’s father died six years ago) in a two bedroom house with no running water and no electricity. Her mother is a gardener and is the main provider of the home, and earns about $ 50 per month. Marian’s stepfather has five children, is old and unemployed.

Marian does light errands for people in the community to earn money which she uses to help pay for daily meals. Marian is twelve years old and is not in school because she does not have the money for school fees.  She enjoys cooking and would like to be a nurse when she grows up.

Thank you, Tanya,  for providing a mosquito net for Marian.




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A Bed Net for a Future Carpenter

AARON
Dear Luciane,

Aaron is in grade 4 at the local Wellington community school. He lives with his grandmother and three cousins in a single bedroom apartment with no running water, and no electricity.
His father is not a highly skilled mason, and he is the main provider. His grandmother is a gardener. The monthly income of the family is about $50, which is barely sufficient to cover the basic family needs. Aaron wants to be a carpenter when he grows up.

Aaron lives in acute poverty, and sometimes goes to school without eating any food. When he is sick it is the church that arranges for his visit to the doctor.

Thank you, Luciane. Your gift of a mosquito net will ensure Aaron is safe from malaria.




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A Healthier New Year!

ZAINAB
Dear Karen, Carlos, Megan, and Courtney,

Zainab lives in a two bedroom apartment with no running water, no electricity, and a very poor toilet facilities, in a populated compound at Upper Mellon street in the Wellington community. She lives with his mother, father, two brothers, and two sisters . Zainab’s father is a mason and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $70. Her mother is a gardener and supplements the family income with the little she gets from the sales of vegetable. Zainab’s family lives on the brink of poverty.
Zainab wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She uses a locally made kerosene lamp to study at night, and sleeps on a mat spread on the floor.

Thank you, Karen, Carlos, Megan, and Courtney. Your gift of three months of essential vitamin supplements has ensure that Zainab will get a year of proper nutrition.




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A Healthier Sarah

SARAH
Dear Tanya and Meghan,

Sarah  lives with her grandmother in single bedroom apartment with no running water and no electricity. Her father is a teacher in one of the make-shift schools in the Wellington community, a and her mother is a student at one of the vocational institutes in the area. Their combined monthly income of $50 is barely enough to cover the basic needs of the family.

Sarah would like to go to school when she reaches age five, but is not sure if her family would be able to afford to send her.

Thanks to your generous donations, Tanya and Meghan, Sarah would be provided vitamin supplements for an entire year. Thank you for ensuring a healthier future for her.




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Nutrition for a Future Businessman

KENNETH
Dear Nicole,

Kenneth lives with in a two bedroom apartment with his father, mother, three brothers, one sister and five other dependent relatives. The entire family attends the Christians In Action Church in the Wellington community.
Kenneth’s father is an office assistant and the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $80. His mother is a student nurse, and has not yet started drawing a salary.

Kenneth runs light errands for people in the neighborhood to supplement the family income. He wants to be a businessman when he grows up.
Thank you, Nicole, for your gift of a year of nutritional supplements for Kenneth. This will improve his health, and ensure he is fit to take on the challenges of the future.




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Alex receives a mosquito net

ALEX
Dear Sarah,

Alex lives with his father and mother in a single bedroom mud house with no running water and no electricity. His father is the main provider of the home with a monthly income of $40. His mother is a housewife and supplements the family income through the money she makes as a petty trader. Alex’s grandparents are also dependent on them financially.

Alex would like to go to school but the family is unable to pay for the school fees at this time.

Thanks to your donation, Sarah, Alex will be able to sleep at night without having to worrk about getting malaria through mosquito bites.




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