KidsCare: standing with families in need

Their living space is cramped, they have multitudes of children and they are totally clueless as to what they are going to eat tomorrow. Somehow, today is gone.

They actually think they deserve such a life. In their deeply troubled eyes we can see how some of their hearts and minds have been crushed and broken many times over. Even if the husbands beat the life out of them, they’d still stand up for him, for they know no other way of existing. They’ve become so accustomed to ‘hell’ that they don’t want to be rid of it.

How would they smile fully you’d wonder, existing in such conditions.

It’s not easy to break the walls of iron they’ve built around themselves. It’s a huge challenge for the KidScare team members to penetrate these walls and reach out to the innocent kids. We offer fresh hope for them by giving, sharing and being with them…. and their thankful half-smiles reveal it all when we go for our fortnightly visits.

Wouldn’t it be a blessing to make a difference in these fellow humans’ lives?

Behind every visit are families in the hardest circumstances: mothers raising many children alone or with violent, absent or jailed husbands, homes they are about to lose, and children missing school because there is no money for transport.

With donations and volunteers, KidsCare has paid school transport fees, run tuition classes, provided monthly provisions for several families and 18 children living in one compound, bought books and stationery, and helped with rent until families could stand on their own.

We always need committed volunteers who can give a few hours a month, and donors who can help a family through a difficult season. To volunteer, contribute or refer a family in need, please contact the MYS office.