UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION
Miale child support provides uniforms for the primary school children once in a year. The April 2010 new intake was given uniforms on 10/09/2010. The children were very happy. We have a total of 22 new children. The distribution was as follows:
• Girls – one dress, pair of socks and sweater
• Boys – one short, shirt, pair of socks and sweater
Most of the children in Kibera are not able to afford uniforms, some wear very old uniforms and sometimes they are sent back home because of not having the correct uniform. A child is affected psychologically when he/she has an old uniform; it is uncomfortable to be around other children with an old uniform so one tends to shy away from the rest of the children. Sometimes the children with old uniforms are laughed at and this tends to affect their performance is school. There are cases where children or a child is forced to stay back at home because he/she lacks the uniform and this affects the child’s performance; in that the child lags behind in his/her studies.
Miale child support ensures that the children in the programme have the full the uniform. Most of our children have improved in their performance and also some of them have increased their self esteem. On this particular day we brought big smiles on the faces of the 22 children. They were all happy and very appreciative. They went home wearing their new uniforms feeling so extremely happy.