Over the last couple of days, the Edukid team in Uganda have been visiting the homes of local children.

One of the groups visited Morris who is 17 years old and who lives at home with his 6 sisters. The children have lost both their parents and are orphans. They now live with their elderly grandparents. The grandmother and sisters sleep in the Banda used for cooking and have chronic chesty coughs from the smoke. The family have little food and can barely afford school fees.

The group visited and felt moved to buy food, mattresses and mosquito nets as emergency short term help for the family. Goats, hens and tools were purchased at the local market to provide an income in the medium term. The group also had the opportunity to plant the family some banana trees as a sustainable source of food, as well as replacing the Banda roof for extra ventilation.

Most importantly, Morris will be supported with his education thanks to members of the group. Education remains the long-term solution to breaking the cycle of poverty from which these families are trying to escape.