Zinguinchor, April 2013. A special Event

„Un, deux, trois, quattre....." I was met by a curious sight. I encountered Salif Kanouté, the manager of Federation Dimbaya and several of his employees in the middle of hundreds of cardboard boxes. They were unpacking black shoes, counting them and sorting them by size. Tomorrow, these shoes will be brought to a school with lots of students.

I was invited to accompany the people who were responsible for this official occasion. And as we were on the way, we wondered how many times these shoes had appeared to Salif in his dreams.

It was a very special moment. Child after child tried on shoes until he or she found the perfect size. A wonderful experience! Shining eyes, proud children, what happiness.

Child Fund, which is largely supported by the Federation Dimbaya, donated 16,000 pairs of shoes to the region of Ziguinchor. Many children have to walk long distances to school. Most of them had no shoes at all and some had to walk the whole distance with flip-flops.

Greetings, Marielle Furter

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Möchten Sie ein Patenkind aus der Region ZINGUINCHOR? Damit unterstützen Sie ein Kind und sein ganzes Umfeld. www.childfund.org