A child in the Miale program goes through different challenges especially before joining the program. With a focus to the journey of a Miale child (Mercy and Patrick) they both have great challenges that poses ahead of them before they become self reliant in future.
To begin with, children recruited in the program, in most cases have challenges like late enrolment in school, malnutrated, tattered uniforms and no shoes which many guardians since cannot afford. The walking distances from home to school are quite a challenge especially during the rainy seasons. The children walk bare footed in the cold muddy grounds and still have to sit for long hours in a wet, cold and muddy class.
Sometimes they get to school already very wet having been rained on and probably has not had any breakfast because the guardian can only afford one meal a day. Every teacher expects this child to perform like the rest of the children in his class. However, a child of this kind of background has more difficulties in class as opposed to any other child from a better background. The children are naive, have nothing to enjoy, they are not comfortable playing with the rest of the children and have very little confidence in anything they do. At home most of the children live with guardians who are aged and ailing. They have to do a number of house hold chores like fetching water and firewood and even cooking for younger siblings while the guardians try to make a living somehow.
Mercy and Patrick are an example of children in our Miale programs. It’s very encouraging to note that children in the Miale programs have drastically improved and have accepted their situations can change. With the provision of our monthly supply of food, toiletries, uniforms, (mattresses, lamps, study tables) which we give them once and school fees, it has become a reality in their life that they can also be successful in life just like the rest of the children in from better backgrounds. A great challenge that Posses the Miale Social programs is to maintain the pace and ensuring continuity and sustainability.
These children need assistance in every way from me and you.
Miale appreciates any kind of assistance from well wishers to help change the lives of these children.