Giving Back- Anawim!

Dear Friends,

On August 16th this year, we paid a visit to Anawim Home.The last time we had been there, LSF was still in its conceptual stage and we were there collecting stories of some of the primary school children attending summer school at the orphanage. That was about 2 years ago. It's remarkable how much had changed in that time- the children themselves had grown into adolescents, and some of them we initially could not link with the young faces and small frames of 2012. In addition, what had been a dilapidated make-shift classroom in their compound, was now the beginnings of an actual school on a new site not far from the orphanage. The orphanage had started it not long ago, and though they still have a long way to go in its construction and the funding needed for it, the school at present is very impressive.

Both staff and students talked enthusiastically about what they had achieved so far and their future plans- the centre of which was setting up their first science lab for the students who would soon be taking their junior secondary school certificate exams. We discussed with the founder and head, Sr Oresua, about what the money we had raised could be used for. Because Nigeria is currently facing some difficulty with the Ebola outbreak, Sr Oresua remarked on how a lot of their funding had been cut short because benefactors (particularly international benefactors) had been discouraged to visit and assist. They were now facing the problem of food shortages. However, she believed that using the  money we had raised- 180,000 naira (about £660) for Anawim- to cover the school fees of some of the students for the first term of the next academic year would be equally important.

At 15,000 naira per student we had just enough to cover 12 of the 21 students with unpaid fees in the class (including our young authors!). Through emergency funding from supportive family and friends, we were able to raise enough money to ensure that the first term fees of the entire class was covered!

A week later we paid another visit for the presentation of the stories to children.  You can imagine how joyful a day it was for both the children and us.

They are extremely grateful to everyone who has helped support them in this project, and their prayers are with you all, always.

As you know this is just one of many good things that can be done to support the selfless work of the orphanage. To find out more about how you can assist Sr Oresua and her team, either send us an email at:

livingstoriesfoundation@gmail.com

Or contact the orphanage directly at: +2348035951455 ;+2347037704207.

Thank you.

    

And here are some pictures of Anawim Home: