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Daily Bread General Funding Program

Daily Bread General Funding Program

Everyday life is much different in Uganda than it is as many people know it.

You walk miles each day to fetch water, you cook food over a fire, you go to the bathroom in a hole in the ground. You may not have shoes, but as a child, you have to walk to school. Food is never certain; some days you may get it and some days you might not.

As an orphan, you have already lost both of your parents. You have to rely on caring adults to take care of you and provide for you. You are grateful for the things like blankets, so you don’t have to sleep cold, and the things like foam mattresses, so you do not have to sleep on the ground. You are thankful for everything that is given to you. 

The daily life needs of the orphans are listed out below. Ugandan currency is shillings. One U.S. dollar equals 3,550 shillings The exchange rate fluctuates here and there, but generally stays around 3,550. Therefore, some amounts are listed in dollars and some amounts are listed in shillings. 

DAILY - MONTHLY - QUARTERLY NEEDS:

    - Food for the month is roughly $200. The breakdown is $100 for 100 kg of rice, $75 for 100 kg of beans, $10 for 10 kg of sugar, and $9 for other ingredients like onions, tomatoes and curry powder. 

    - Toothpaste and Toothbrushes come in combo packs. The cost is $20 total for all the children to have some. (They are 1,500 shillings each.) 

    - Soap costs $20 a box, which has several bars in it. 

    - School Fees are due quarterly. The older children's school fees are higher than the younger children's. Out of the children at the orphanage, 31 owe 18,500 shillings per term, 2 owe 40,000 shillings per term, and 2 owe 30,000 shillings per term. If they do not pay before school starts for the term, they are not allowed to attend. 

IMMEDIATE NEEDS:

The children at The Lord's Mercy Foundation currently have the following needs: 

    - Closed shoes for walking to school and back in the rain ($15 each for 35 children = $525 total)

    - A roof over their eating area ($75)

The widows under the care of The Lord's Mercy Foundation currently have the following needs: 

    - mattresses ($20 each for 10 widows = $200 total)

    - bean seeds to grow for planting 

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***Click on the Donate button below to help these immediate needs of the children and widows.*** 

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