day 24

As I told you, the foundation I work with is local and small and the school I'm in is property of Alfred and his father (they are the foundation owners), and the one in Dzemeni (which is rented).

If in Have the problem of many kids is not having a father, here it is having no parents at all. Most of them have escaped slavery, working crazy hours for fishermen or other merchants. They often come from the other side of the lake. But here their destiny is no better. They're alone and they basically have to find small jobs at the market for some food or a little money to buy it and the possibility of sleeping under the market stands. This school offers an alternative to the street at least during the day, even if it's not easy to make them attend since it has to be their own choice having no parents, and in any case many of them don't attend during market days. 

Unfortunately, yesterday I discovered that the association doesn't have the money to pay the rent for the school for this year and, being behind already by one month with the payment, the owner wanted to close it the following Monday. I decided, with the help of  some of your donations, to pay the rent until June so they could at least finish the year. 

It's not a lot of money at all but I felt powerless, because I know it won't change their future and maybe for them it is better not to look ahead. 

It's hard to look at certain situations optimistically.