A Gift of Text Books (Digital Download)

How your gift has helped Laughter Africa children in the past year:

One of the young people we have given text books to is Michael.

We first met Michael in June 2015 when we first opened Laughter Africa. He was living on the streets in King Jimmy. He was around 12 years old. He went onto the streets after his step-father maltreated him. Since then Michael has stayed home and been making steady progress at school.

In December 2023, Michael fell from a ladder and was impaled by a metal spike. He very nearly died and he needed an emergency operation. He was in hospital for over a month. Thankfully the operation was a success. However, he now has to use a colostomy bag for the rest of his life. At the time, he was told that he will never be able to have children. He reacted in such a mature way. He didn’t go off the rails which we were half expecting. I could never have reacted as maturely as he has. We are so proud of him. He didn’t let this setback affect him and his attendance and results have been phenomenal this last academic year. His school report for 2023/24 was his best yet! He has just started JSS3 and is about to sit the BECE in 2025 which is the equivalent of GCSEs in the UK. At the beginning of September, he came running into the office smiling with absolute joy. He told me that the doctors made a big mistake and he will be able to have children in the future after all.

Michael said, “Thanks so much to Laughter Africa for everything you have done for me. You have been part of my life now for over 9 years. I am proud of you for all you have achieved. Since I became a child of Laughter Africa, my life has been so much better. I love Laughter Africa.”

Good luck in your BECE next year Michael. We know that you will succeed in anything that you put your mind too!!!

Another boy we gave text books to in October is Al Hassan.

We first met Al Hasaan at our mobile project at the end of March 2017. He was 6 years old and his mother had mental health issues. She was unable to look after him. We managed to find a foster family for him and he has been living in Bo with them. We have been providing him with school support ever since. During Covid we gave business support to him and his foster family- some goats!

Now fast forward 7 years and Al Hassan is now attending one of the most prestigous secondary schools in the country- Bo Boys! He is in JSS3 and is about to sit the BECE later in the academic year. We gave him text books to help him revise for his upcoming exams. We are super proud of him and everything that he has achieved! Good luck in your exams Al Hassan!