The Gift of Peace (Digital Download)
The gift of Peace is a brand new gift this Christmas. The gift of peace provides a contribution towards a burial or funeral of one of our young people who have lost their lives. Most street children are not treated with dignity in life but at least we can treat them with dignity and respect in death.
The gift of Peace is a brand new gift this Christmas. The gift of peace provides a contribution towards a burial or funeral of one of our young people who have lost their lives. Most street children are not treated with dignity in life but at least we can treat them with dignity and respect in death.
The gift of Peace is a brand new gift this Christmas. The gift of peace provides a contribution towards a burial or funeral of one of our young people who have lost their lives. Most street children are not treated with dignity in life but at least we can treat them with dignity and respect in death.
How your gift has helped Laughter Africa children in the past year:
Over 20 of the children we have worked with have tragically died since we began- some from stabbings, burns, poisonings, car accidents, beatings and rape, TB, snake bites, drownings, sickle cell and AIDs related illness. We will never forget them. In 2024, we have sadly lost 7 young people.
The latest child who died was Betty. We first met Betty at the mobile project in Bomeh in May 2024. When she arrived at mobile, she was very, very sick and could hardly walk. However, she started treatment and we thought that she was on the road to recovery. We reunified her with her family who live in a village outside of Bo on 2nd July 2024.
Sadly our nurse Rebecca received a call on 22nd July that Betty’s condition was deteriorating rapidly so the nurse travelled immediately to see Betty. Although we took Betty to hospital and tried our best to save her, Betty tragically died on 24th July surrounded by her family. She was in a lot of agony so at least Betty is at peace now. By the end she couldn't even feed herself. She had to be fed spoons of water. Although this story has a sad ending, there are also moments of hope. Betty died knowing that she was loved and cared for by us and her family. Her family were just so grateful to be reunified with her before she died- so that they could say their goodbyes.