“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Princess Diana.
Christmas is about giving and showing love and kindness to those in vulnerable situations like the single mothers and their children in Katanga slum.
The Hearts with a mission Christmas campaign is one of the annual programs at SYRADO that is organized every 23rd of December to share the love of God and the spirit of Christmas with the community. We take gifts to them in form of foodstuffs to go through the celebration seasons. They know that regardless of their situations, God loves them and Christ brings joy and peace. We identify families who are too vulnerable to afford a Christmas meal.
This year we also want a medical camp for the people of Katanga. Overview. Katanga slum stretches about 1.5 kilometres from Wandegeya to Kubiri, near Bwaise. Katanga is divided into two administrative Local Council 1 zone, “Busia zone” and “Kimwanyi zone”. It is developed with students hostels as viewed from Wandegeya, and temporary structures built with timber or mud and bricks. The Katanga slum is deeply populated characterized by poverty, inadequate access to safe water, inadequate access to sanitation and other infrastructure, poor structural quality of housing and insecure residential status. It problem ranges from inadequate access to essential services like education, health and water affects their socioeconomic wellbeing.
This year we are looking at food for 100 families, medication open to the people of Katanga and at least 200 children immunized.
For the medical camp: We are looking at HIV-AIDS counselling and testing, TB screening, Family planning and childhood immunizations and other medications. We are partnering with Women’s Love Initiative.
For food gift hamper: We are getting beans, rice, posh, sugar, cooking oil and soap for 100 families. You can support in kind or financially, be the heart that keeps on giving. We welcome partnership with organizations and individuals to make this event a success.
