Great gift suggestion: Buy African school children desks to use
In the spirit of the season, consider this:
Imagine you are a child in Malawi. You go to school. And you have to sit on the floor because there are no desks available.
Imagine how hard that is to sit for 6 hours a day, how much strain that puts on your body… when you’re in school to feed your mind.
There is a terrific program through UNICEF called K.I.N.D. — Kids In Need of Desks. For $48, you can pay for a desk that will seat 2 students. Plus the desks are built by craftsmen in Africa, so your donation also provides work and income to their local economy.
Imagine a classroom full of children. Now they’re all seated at desks. Now they can concentrate on what they’re being taught.
Imagine one of them has the soul of a writer… and goes on to write great stories.
You can find out more here. A wonderful gift to give in someone’s name this holiday season.
Here is the report by Lawrence O’Donnell on his MSNBC show “The Last Word” where I learned about the K.I.N.D. program: