Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Visit to an Orphanage


Often we are asked to visit NGO's that we cannot really help -- the budget is tight, their needs don't fit our guidelines, etc.  This orphanage is run by a group out of the US and Canada, African Help Line Society -- Congolese who have made money and have found a way to help in their homeland.  There are 68 children living in the compound with ten war widows who take pretty good care of them, and an unfortunate group of mentally handicapped.  The children sleep on the dirt floor under the benches, if it rains they cannot sleep but stay huddled under the porch roof.  The whole compound is about the size of a small house at home.  They are beautiful children.
The orphanage is trying hard to get the children adopted, advertising on the internet, but there are many children available around the world and these people do not have the resources to help with the transportation.  The young men and the older girls will not be adopted anyway.
 
Members of the NGO come to work with the children.

The madame has to be a bright light in their lives. 

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