In 2016, a woman knocked on Kasisi’s door with a group of children. That was Barbara’s mother, seeking help after her husband, who battled alcoholism and drug addiction, left the family and abandoned them without any means of support. The mother, who had been caring for the children, couldn’t sustain her five offspring on her own. She promised to bring them home as soon as she gets back on her feet. Sister Mariola, seeing how the mother tried her best, visiting her children every Saturday to spend time with them, play, and talk, decided to help her. After finding a job and building a home, the mother began taking her children back one by one. Barbara is now with her mother, but we continue to support her through the “Adoptions from the Heart” program.
A school kit includes notebooks, allowing children to study at home. It also includes a pair of shoes, which, if not for Kasisi, they would have to borrow from their siblings. And finally, a delicious, healthy sandwich in the backpack, which gives them the energy they need for their studies. Just like the sandwich their mother would prepare. You can pack one into their backpack today—from right here, from your own home.