Update on Whisper's Children - Bazale, Grace & John

John, Bazale & Grace

Three orphaned children, who lost their both parents due AIDS.

Picked and rescued during Whisper's outreach work in May 2011, all three children lived alone in the half broken mud house, sleeping on the floor with no blankets or mattress. Covered in the rags, dirty with a broken and dry skin, attacked by jiggers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chigoe_flea) in the feet and hands, left alone in hopeless life in which they already lost their 16 year old brother due to the jigger infection.

Whisper team gave first aid to all the boys and with the permission of LC1 of the Butangala village stumped and approved by the probation officer in Jinja, all those three boys were cared for at Whisper. The youngest one was John, who was 6 years old, then Bazale who was 8 and Grace who was 10. All of them have never been to a school, and the older ones would be going to cut the sugar cane to get small money for basic food or petroleum.

The oldest boy Grace was taken to the boarding school by Whisper, and he was donated plenty of clothes and school materials. Every holiday and some weekends Grace would come to stay with his brothers in our home in Mutai.

Other two brothers were taken to our home to receive a proper care and learn to the discipline and to take a good care of themselves.
Brothers were not used to bathing and other regularities. Bazale used to wonder why he needed to bath twice a day and hated to go to school. He often expressed his needs of going back to the village where no discipline is pressed on him, even though if he sleeps on the dirty floor with jiggers and other fleas.
After only couple of weeks, both boys started to love the change in their lives and became one of the most caring and loving children.

You would not find Bazale without a great smile on his face, no matter what the day would bring, I can still hear him saying and laughing: "I was crazy I wanted to go back".

Within short two years, boys have learn to be strong and able. Bazale and Grace could understand life, they could wash the clothes, doing other house work and speak English. They loved to go to school and both were able to understand the importance of their future.

In September 2013 it was the time for Bazale and Grace to be reunited with their extended family.

During their time at Whisper, the oldest brother (29) had the means to fix the mud house where the children now live. Their compound was perfectly cleaned and the home so sleek and improved. The brother could not be happier to welcome them back home and he promised to maintain the hygiene.

Whisper provided two beds, mattresses, blankets, sheets, plates and caps, clothing and shoes for the brothers and still pay school fees in the boarding school which Bazale also joined with his brother Grace.

John is still at our home, and he is planned to be reunited with the brothers very soon.

Unfortunately, the three boys have no sponsors who would help Whisper to continue providing for school fees, food, clothing and medication. School fees are becoming more expensive as the boys grow older.

It was a privilege to have all two boys at our home. They were extremely helpful and always created a happy and energetic environment. I can still hear the laughs of Bazale and happy hugs he would give us. I think everyone who met the boys can truly agree with me.

the boys used to live in this half broken house, wearing muddy teared clothing

John having jiggers pulled out

Grace being donated mattresses and clothing to his home and boarding school

Whisper's team is taking jiggers out of the boys feet which has taken more than two hours

Grace is receiving first aid on his infected wound by the volunteers

Bazale loves tiding up the kitchen after the dinner

Boys with the children during the trip

Bazale is being hugged by his friend Yusifu

Bazale is happy during the boat trip on the lake Victoria

John is showing his box to keep all the toys, clothes and sweets

Bazale with his friend Waiswa

John is happy to receive a post card from his aunty Brigitte

Their home now inside

Their home today = outside

You can start sponsoring the boys by regular donation through our website (www.whisperorphans.org/sponsorship.html).

Please contact me directly for more information on veronika@whisperorphans.org