I forgot to share pictures of the dorms at Mbiriizi and know it is important for you to understand this beautiful place as much as possible. While their sleeping arrangements are, again, quite different from our own, keep in mind that this is Uganda where many people sleep on the floor/ground in tiny, unventilated spaces. The children who live in these dorms are orphans - who would be left to survive on their own or, perhaps, eventually taken in by another family... but they were not. Sylvia and Mbiriizi have provided a place for them - a home where they have "family" around for comfort and support and security...and they reward Sylvia with countless smiles and hugs and songs of gratitude. I was just lucky to be an observer of the impact one person can have on a small village in a faraway land...
The children in Uganda wear shoes either sometimes or never. The shoes they have rarely fit properly, are not on the fashion radar, are often pairs of different shoes altogether, or seem to be pretty inappropriate for equatorial Africa. Needless to say, none of these things matter to these children. Most prefer to be barefoot, anyway, and they are happy to have shoes regardless of style, fit, or appropriateness. Now go take a look in your own closet and see what you have. Mine is filled with shoes I rarely wear, might wear, always wear, or never wear...oh...and then there are the shoes that I totally forgot I had. Worlds apart...
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