A bequest for the Street Kids

After we sent out our most recent "Kasese Street Kids Update No. 6", a couple of weeks ago, we received various encouraging replies. (It went out to about 120 people.)
One reply thrilled us: someone (who wants of course to remain anonymous) is planning to alter his Will, and bequeath a proportion of his estate to the Kasese Street Kids.
That is a very kind and generous thought, and we are very grateful - even though it is likely to be some years before the bequest is received! But we have now to give thought to what happens if we have died before he does! Presumably our own wills must mention it and our executor be given instructions.
Meet another resident!

This is Kizithu Muhindu (16)

His parents are still alive, but they separated, and both remarried. There was no peace at home, so he ran away to the streets, where he met  SKILL leaders, and was invited to the Hostel.

He is learning carpentry.

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Meet another resident!

This is Magido Mumbere, aged 12. His parents died of HIV/AIDS, and he was taken in by his grandfather, who became too old to manage, and also could not pay school fees for him.
He ran away to the streets to survive.
There he was met and counselled by a member of the SKILL Hostel team, who invited him to come to the Hostel.
He now attends Primary School.

Religion
Magido is from a Muslim background. The policy of the SKILL Hostel is to accept any children without discrimination of race or religion. The first batch of children who have been welcomed in come from a variety of religious backgrounds - Church of Uganda, Seventh Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, and Muslim.
However it is a Christian foundation, and all the staff are committed Christians, and will aim not only to set an example of Christian life and love, but to share their faith with the youngsters.
When we were doing a presentation recently to a local Methodist fellowship, we were asked this specific question: "Are the Hostel staff Christians?" So we are glad to give this unambiguous reply!
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Another child at the Hostel

This is Rolivin Kabugho, a little girl of 9 years old.
Her parents both died of HIV/Aids, and she was taken in by a relative.
Sadly, as so often happens in such cases, she was treated as a "house-girl", i.e. virtually a slave.
When her work was deemed unacceptable she was severely punished.
Eventually she ran away to live on the streets, where she was found by a member of the SKILL team.
She has now come to live in the SKILL Hostel.
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Meet the children!

Meet the youngest child who has been welcomed into the new SKILL Hostel!
His name is Owen Kiiza, and he is only 7 years old.
After his father died, his mother could not cope and abandoned him on the streets. Some kind residents of Kasese tried to look after him, but Enos Kyibibi, the SKILL Director, met him and invited him to the Hostel.
Owen now attends Primary School.
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We will introduce you to more children in forthcoming weeks!
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We have another meeting next week, at the Methodist Fellowship of Newbiggin on Lune and Ravenstonedale, just a few miles from our Cumbria home. We told them about our project three years ago, and they supported us generously, and we are delighted to have an invitation to return and report on all that has happened in the last three years.
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