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I hope that you are all well. I have emailed you today as I need your help.....

Last week has been particularly tough for me at both my projects -
Matili and Teso. Although every week is tough seeing very poor people
struggle for daily survival last week has been hard as we have seen
many new cases of extreme poverty. The other issue is that Omwabini
(the charity I am working for) is also currently struggling with
raising funds to reach out to these people. This is where I need help
from you guys.

I would like to raise GBP 300 so that I can make a difference to the
lives of these people. I have been working closely with Mary (the
project leader) and we have been assessing exactly what everyone
needs. Every case is genuine and heartbreaking and although we cannot
reach everyone we have identified the really critical ones that need
our help. They are 6 orphans in Teso who although have planted maize
and beans, will not see their harvest until the end of May. In the
meantime they have no food. These are children are as young as 13 who
have lost their parents to AIDS and who now head up the family. They
also need clothes, blankets and equipment (hoes) to help farm their
land.

I have also seen an 80 year old blind woman who sits every day on a
thin piece of mattress in the darkness of her mud hut. She desperately
needs a new mattress and clothes as well as food. This woman also has
6 grandchildren (all orphans) who have planted crops but again have
nothing to eat now.

The other family I saw this week that really needs help was a disabled
man, his wife and their 5 children. They have no money, their clothes
were literally falling off them and they had no way to feed their
children. We are organising to borrow a plough and help from the local
community so that his land can be ploughed - but in the meantime again
he needs food, blankets and clothes for both him and his family.

I am going to donate GBP 100 and would love to be able to make up the
other GBP 200 that I so desperately need. I would personally be taking
this money from the cash point and walking down Kimilili high street
and to the market to buy all the food, clothes, blankets, mattresses
etc needed. I can guarantee that every single penny that you give will
be spent on these people.

I would be really grateful if you can help - it doesn't matter how
small the amount - it will all help.

If you feel that you can - then please drop me an email as soon as
possible letting me know how much you wish to donate and how you want
to get the money to me. The 3 options for getting money to me are:

1. Transfer on line to either my Nationwide or HSBC account. I will
email you details
2. Pay in either cash or a cheque to my account at any Nationwide or
HSBC branch. Again I will send details.
3. Send a cheque to my parents address so that they can bank on my behalf.

Thank you so much - I will keep you all updated of what funds I manage
to raise and how this will help so many lives......:0)

elly xx

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If you want to make a donation, the easiest way is through may paypal account.

I will:
- cover all paypal fees
- make a matching donation, so if I receive a total of £100 of donations, I will add another £100 myself

Just click this button and follow the instructions:

I will keep donations open for 10 days.

If you would like to pay in another way, contact me [admin@flanerie.org]. For further info on Elly and her trip, visit her blog.