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July 09, 2012

Childline Uganda Uganda
Marc Skov Jacobsen

 Hello my name is Marc Skov Jacobsen and I´m from Denmark. I am currently volunteering at Childline Uganda, in Mityana. I am going to tell you about a special project, which took place at Childline. Saturday the 7th of July, we in Childline had a program for HIV positive children, called "Today for Tomorrow". The children came to the office in the morning, some of them from a far distance. When the children all had arrived, we listened to an English reading of a Swahili book, translated into Luganda. After the reading of the Swahili book, we taught the children how to do some crafts. It was raindrops-like faces, which the children were cutting and drawing themselves. Afterwards we played a card game, with the cards I brought from Denmark. The kids really seemed to enjoy it, just as they enjoyed the last part of the day. Because now it was time to football. I brought some footballs along from Denmark, and we went out back to play. The children seemed really happy with the program, and it´s awesome to see what joy a ball can bring to these vulnerable kids. After the football, we sent the children home with some fruits in their hands and a smile on their faces.

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Memory card game The HIV-positive children playing the memory cards game at the "Today for Tomorrow" program.

Girls playing The HIV-positive girls playing with a ball at the "Today for Tomorrow" program

The football match Me playing some football with the HIV positive children.

Kids at work The HIV-positive kids doing crafts at the "Today for Tomorrow" program

 

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