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GFCU staff donates Christmas groceries to
Maseru East orphanage home |
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The staff of
the Global Fund Coordinating Unit (GFCU) of the
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MOFDP)
donated Christmas groceries to the children at
Maseru East orphanage home on Thursday December
18, 2008. The staff made the contribution from
their pockets and bought groceries for needy
children so that they could also change their
meal and eat delicious food at festive season.
The groceries include eight packets of braai
packs chicken, 50kg of maize mill, 4litres of
cooking oil, one box of sunlight washing powder
and seven sunlight bars soaps, 12.5kg of stamp,
10 kg of Cresta rice, 5kg x 2 of white sugar and
four boxes of Rooibos and five roses tea, 500g x
2 packets of salt, 500g x 5 packets of beans,
2litres x 2 bottles of all joy tomato sauce, and
three bottles of Vaseline.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony held at
the orphanage home in Maseru East, the GFCU
Deputy Coordinator Mr. Mokhothu Makhalanyane
said the staff finds it is necessary at this
time of giving to contribute some money and buy
something that will make children’s happy this
festive season. “We don’t have much but this
small gift that we present today is better than
nothing.”
He said looking after children is not an easy
task and pray for God to give Children care
taker and home owner more strength and courage
to continue the good work of caring and
supporting needy children, a task that was
initiated by his late wife.
Accepting the Christmas gifts on behalf of
children, the owner and care taker Mr. T’seliso
Rat’solo thanked the GFCU staff for remembering
the children especially at festive season like
this. He said he is a former police officer who
used to work out of Maseru but her late wife had
passion for children where she used to help
needy children and within no time the number
increased.
“Since my wife died it is tough but I cannot
chase these vulnerable children away,” he said.
Rat’solo listed among the institution that help
him is Sentebale foundation of Prince Seeiso and
Prince Harry of United Kingdom in collaboration
with Lesotho Habitat for Humanity who built him a
decent shelter that is near completion. Apart
from that he just receives once off groceries
from good Samaritans from local individuals and organisations.
“These children are national responsibility and
it is therefore encouraging to see other people
fulfilling this responsibility of caring for the
needy children.”
There are 37 children from this orphanage home. |
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