New Whisper Child: Meet Derick

Meet Derick.  View this email in your browser Meet Derick Buy the best Christmas present for Ugandan orphans. Buy a present from £1.50 Read more about our current activities Visit our website Help Whisper to get self-sustainable. We now have 34 chickens. Our aim is 50.  Buy a chicken @£3.50 Please donate to help Derick Donate Follow our work: Facebook Twitter Website Share this email: Share Tweet Forward Please donate to help Derick  Donate A New Whisper Child: Derick Whist in the hospital during our work,  a man approached us asking for assistance for his very poorly son. On approaching the little boy, we could hear him crying out in pure agony on his bed.  He suffers from a similar condition to our Whisper child Dan; his skin entirely breaks down when severely malnourished. This little boy was covered in peeling skin, open wounds and had swollen hands, feet and right eye.  Despite this, when we spoke to him, a huge grin spread across his face. This is Derick. He is 5 years old, unable to walk or talk. Similarly to Rukia, the mother had abandoned the child years ago. Derick now lives with his father and step-mother. Living an impoverished lifestyle lead to Derick ending up in this terrible condition. Having little money, the father had been unable to purchase anything for Derick in the hospital. They had no bedsheets, blankets, spare clothes, cups, soap, nappies or anything else that they desperately needed to make Derick comfortable The father very clearly cares deeply for his son, but he is struggling to cope.   Whisper have now provided Derick with all the necessary items. Derick’s father is hoping to remain in the hospital with his son.  When Derick is eventually discharged, he too will be joining us at our home in Mutai. The father fears he will not able to provide for his son and that he will inevitably end up in the same condition. Therefore he has decided Whisper is the best chance for Derick and he will come to visit his son regularly. We are so happy to be able to help this family and this poor little boy. We hope that he is soon out of pain and we are beyond excited to see this delightful little boy recover and grow.

A New Whisper Child: Rukia

Whisper welcomes Rukia.   View this email in your browser Meet Rukia Read more about our current activities Visit our website Buy the best Christmas present for Ugandan orphans. Buy a present from £1.50 Help Whisper to get self-sustainable. We now have 32 chickens. Our aim is 50.  Buy a chicken @£3.50 Please donate to help Rukia.  Donate Follow our work: Facebook Twitter Website Share this email: Share Tweet Forward Please donate to help Rukia.  Donate A New Whisper Child: Rukia’s Story During our outreach work in the rural villages, we were informed of a little girl in a bad way. We instantly agreed to meet her. On our arrival, sitting outside a crumbling house, wearing just an old and torn t-shirt was Rukia. Her sad face and look in her eyes just talked of devastation, fear, and misery. Our hearts just sank for the moment to see this little baby being so neglected in all type of ways. Three years old, but no bigger than a baby of one year; she was sick with malnourishment. Her ribs protruding from her torso, her twig-like arms and legs looked as if they could snap with a touch. Her hands and feet were smothered with jiggers eating away at her flesh. On top of all this, she also had an open wound on her stomach which was attracting flies.   Rukia's hand full of jigger worms. Sam, our outreach worker, began by attempting to remove the jiggers. Unfortunately, due to a lack total care, her skin had become so tough and dry it was impossible to rid the parasites using the normal procedure. So we had to wait until Rukia is taken care of well at the hospital.    Rukia lived with her uncle and her auntie.  Her uncle reluctantly agreed to accompany Rukia to hospital with us.  We provided the auntie with bathing soap so Rukia could have a much needed wash and then we dressed Rukia in some new, comfortable clothes. We then left with Rukia’s uncle and transported them straight to the children’s hospital in Jinja. We were also informed that Rukia stopped walking for no reason some two years back, which could also be a reason of her neglect. After being examined by the doctor, she was admitted the nutritional ward. We provided Rukia and her father with bedsheets, blankets, cups, flask and all the necessary items. To our devastation, after only spending one night in the hospital with Rukia, we got terrible reports from the nurses on the father’s behaviour. He had been repeatedly rude to the staff, he neglected Rukia and to our horror had even been abusive; beating her for crying when being injected. The nurses were glad to be rid of him and he was more than happy to leave the following morning. Our caring mama Ziida has been in the ward looking after little Rukia for the past few days.   With some cuddles and affection from mama Ziida and volunteer Emilie, we have even managed to crack a smile!   Yesterday, Rukia was discharged from hospital and has come to reside with us in our Whisper Children’s Home. She is on a special nutritional plan but we are confident that with the love and care she deserves, Whisper will help her to become a happy, healthy little girl who not only can walk – but can run and dance around!

Child's resettlement: Sowedy, Esther, Rachel, Bazale & John

Sowedi is leaving Whisper's home and going to the Magwa boarding school in Jinja -- Sowedi in February 2010. Watch our private YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9WZNIjPGD0 Sowedi, our Sowedi... Sowedi is our little hero. He has inspired you,  lovely people , to help us to establish the Whisper home , where he  was growing up with other orphaned children for the last three and half years. He was just a little three year old malnourished boy when we met Sowedi. A boy with jigger infested feed and hands, who was left neglected after his father died. That moment we decided that we were going to make a difference to him and to the children in similar situations. Today, Sowedi has reached the stage when he is able to take care of himself well, who in fact, helps to take care of others. We had chosen for him a good boarding school where Sowedi will feel inspired and motivated every day. We at Whisper wish him well and we hope that together with you we will be able to continue making a difference in his life in the future. -- Rachel and Esther leaving Whisper's home -- Rachel Beautiful and always happy Rachel entered our Whisper home between the very first children in May 2011; in fact she was the very first one who would be taken care of by Whisper's home. I remember seeing this little girl in early January, when her uncle Silvester used to bring her to us, whilst we were establishing the home.  She was three and half years old, very sad and sleepy girl. She would fall asleep in our arms, or even whilst standing due to malaria. She used to come to my bed at 6 in the morning, standing looking at me, wanted to hug me.  Rachel didn't want to smile for a long time, I used to smiled at her telling her I wanted to see the beautiful smile that she had. Once I heard her talking and smiling with Sowedi (perhaps I still have it somewhere recorded) as they sat on the floor in the class and chatted happily. The first moments in the class with teacher Lucky are ones that I will remember forever. It felt so special. Everyday love and care changed Rachel completely. She has become the happiest girl I know. Since we got our first three months old baby Diana in July 2012, she had been helping to take care of small babies. She is a real role model to every child and we are going to miss her dearly. We won't be that far away from her, because she is being taken to her uncle, where Whisper helped to improve the living condition, and she will be visiting local primary school with the rest of the Whisper children who Whisper successfully re-rehabilitated and re-united with their extended families. Please check our Facebook page for regular updates about Rachel.   Esther I wrote a blog about Esther some months back in one of our newsletters on the 16th of May 2014. Esther was dumbed by her father onto her HIV positive uncle and auntie in Mutai. We met uncle Silvester in February 2011 when he brought to our home her cousin Rachel. Esther started to visit our nursery school in May 2011 and four months after she became our resident. Esther will be reunited back with her extended family together with Rachel. She will be visiting Mutai Primary school and Whisper will continue to pay for all her basic,  educational and medical needs. You can read the story about her in our blog here.

-- John is leaving Whisper's home -- John John was also amongst the first children Whisper's home received. Together with his two older brothers he lived alone in a very small and dirty mud house. Today, John is going to join his two older brothers and will continue living with them and their oldest brother, who accepted to take care of them in the new rented house in Mutai by Whisper. Boys will be attending the nearby Mutai primary school as the rest of the children who Whisper re-united with their families in Mutai. We are now getting the new home ready for them. The rent of the home is £5/month. You can read more about John and his brothers in our previous blog from the 7 November 2013 here. The house that Whisper started to rent for the brothers in September. Renata and Emilie are decorating the room.