COVID19 Appeal: Help Feed Street-Children

Les Enfants de Dieu(EDD) in pernership with GlobalGiving would sincerely like to  update you about the progress we are making together in supporting the most vulnerable people especially in this COVID-19 lockdown.

We, EDD family would like to wholeheartedly thank all of you for all of your support thus far for our “COVID19 Appeal” Help Feed Street-Children, as you have made donations, and shared with your friends and family.  We are so grateful for your support; you are really making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable.

Kindly be posted on what we have accomplished so far:

On 05 May 2020, EDD did all purchase for the food in order distribute all food and soaps for hygiene to the 29 families then 6^th May 2020 a food and sanitation items distribution  day whereby we gave 25kg of maize flours, 13kg of beans, 1liter of oil and 2 bars of soaps for each family. Now all families have been successful reached.

Parents and children couldn’t believe on how the whole world thought about the life they are experienced and give them meals. It was a quick support in order to serve them as they were keeping calling staff and explaining the life threatening challenges they were facing. Children who are staying at the center are keeping in good health as they are being well nourished. You can see some of the photos!

Mum of Elisa’s story:

‘’My name is Nyirahabimana, a single mother of 3 children including Elisa. In normal life, we struggle to get the meals or other living means, as I usually do the casual works from our neighbors; This Covid-19 came when I had nothing in house for eating. I received a call from the center asking me to come and take my son. I said in my heart that , he is my son and I should go as I am seeing that this corona virus may affect children in the center when I arrived to the center, they paid my ticket and gave me food which become a big support to me. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting the food but EDD is nice family as they knew my life situation!   

 The meals made us pass days till to the time we run out of meals. I sold a small phone I had for small amount and used the amount for food. EDD tried to call to see if they can give me meals again in early 4^th May 2020 but my phone was not on because the above mentioned  case. They missed by my phone for 3 days. I went to my neighbor and asked to put my Sim card and check the massages then saw a massage telling me to call the number came with a massage. I could didn’t think if it is from EDD. I called, then a woman answered a phone, she told me that they missed my phone for two days and had food for me. I told that probably they are mistaken to a number as I didn’t have any promise of food! She clarified that, she is from EDD and planned to assist us in this period of COVID. She told me that she gave others food and must find a shop near my home place and told about cost of maize flours, beans, oil and soaps. I told my children to keep praying till brought the food. I went direct to the shop and asked all the food details, and then she sent money on my Sim account.  I don’t have enough words to explain my family joy! All kids they told me that they want to thank EDD, We are all calling Louise and thank them with the people who support them. It was a miracle and God founded a way while we didn’t know what we should eat in those days. Please express our heartfelt thanks to the rest of EDD team and all your donors and friends’’

We have raised almost 88% of our goal equivalent to nearly $8800 since launching the appeal on the globalgiving.

By keeping joining our hands together we shall surely continue to make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable especially in this period of lockdown.

Conclusively, we are very excited to get this appeal off the ground! We are determined to meet our goal, but we can’t do it without you. If you haven’t yet had the chance to share with others, please consider telling your friends and family about our project— you can use this link to our GlobalGiving project on social media, or just bring us up in conversation. . Sharing with your community why you chose to support our organization will help us increase the work we can do in our community.

We wish you to navigate through this global challenge with safety and good health and you are most welcome to visit our life changing projects when the pandemic disappears.

Hazabintwali Cherles

Project Manager