The income Moses has received from the kiosk has allowed him to pay back his loans, continue his studies in teaching at the National University of East Timor and assist his large family.
“I said to the people in my village to take shelter in the church. We stayed there throughout the night and listened to the cyclone. When we came out in the morning, everything was gone.” - Cyclone Survivor Saw Ler Lah
For $25, you can provide a professional psychological session for a Sudanese person so they can find a way to overcome the emotional burden years of ongoing conflict and racial violence have caused.
“Each day I come to school, I am happy to be able to drink clean water from the tank, and I seem to get less sick.” - local school boy
The challenge of feeding Burma’s refugees will continue well into 2009 and food prices are set to increase.
“Before I ran this kiosk I couldn’t afford to feed my family.” - The Reverend Dominggus, a local church minister in the Aeliu District of East Timor
“We earn about SAR (Rands) $30/day and I am able to pay for my children’s fees, exercise books and uniforms. We can also buy mealie meal when it is available. Our greatest challenge is the difficulty of accessing basic commodities.” - Taero Dube, Program Participant