He is just two months old and weighs 2.3 kg.
His name means “strong as a bear.” This fragile little boy doesn’t have much strength yet, and still, he carries rejection, fear, and illness on his tiny shoulders. He is struggling with serious neurological problems. His mother does not want him, she says so openly and without shame.
Today, Bernard is under our care. We will do everything to surround him with warmth, care, and love. We will provide him with the treatment he needs to give him the chance of a peaceful childhood.
A school kit includes notebooks, allowing children to study at home. It also includes a pair of shoes, which, if not for Kasisi, they would have to borrow from their siblings. And finally, a delicious, healthy sandwich in the backpack, which gives them the energy they need for their studies. Just like the sandwich their mother would prepare. You can pack one into their backpack today—from right here, from your own home.