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BRASS by Cyril Brass |
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MY SPONSORSHIP IN KENYA I joined Foster Parents
Plan in January 2002 as a child sponsor. I chose
Kenya as the place to sponsor a child because I had seen first hand, travelling to
parts of Kenya and Tanzania, the extreme
poverty and harsh conditions in which many children and families live in. I am able to write letters and send gifts to my sponsor child Samson. I can send small lightweight packages for special occasions like Samson’s Birthday, Christmas or just send letters anytime I wish. I just forward my letters, photos, small toys to Foster Parents Plan head office in Toronto, Ontario and they make sure Samson receives my packages. How do I know he gets the packages that I send to him? I have received several photos of Samson holding some of the gifts like balls, coloring books that I have sent.
It is always exciting to receive a letter, photos or a drawing from Samson. Yearly updates are sent to me, informing of what has been happening with Samson, his family and his community.
He is a big part of my life here in Canada and I always look forward to receiving something in the mail all the way from Kenya.
Here is some information about Samson and the community, which he lives in.
Like most impoverished communities in Kenya and Africa, safe drinking water is a major problem. Where Samson and his family live, there is not enough water during both rainy and dry seasons. It comes from a rain catchment during the rainy season and from rivers and streams in the dry season. However, the water is not safe to drink, due to lack of appropriate treatment. The nearest health
facility is a hospital, which is 45 minutes away. Health promotion and life
skills are taught to children in schools and to families through community
programs. The HIV/AIDs pandemic is the most critical challenge in the area where
Samson and his family live. Education and awareness of this This may sound tragic and bleak. However, without my sponsorship, Samson and his family would most likely be living in worse conditions than they are in now. By sponsoring Samson, he is able to go to school, has access to health facilities and his family is learning about health and safety issues. Improvements are being made in the community for children like Samson and their families to have a better quality of life. I know my sponsorship dollars are working to improve one child’s life and his family’s quality of life.
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Samson
now goes to primary school and is enjoying learning. He travels by foot and it
takes him less than 30 minutes to get there. Schools are now being reconstructed
for better learning environment for the students. 
disease is one of Foster Parents Plan’s priorities.