By Louise Batty | Managing Director
Dear Friends and partners of Keep The Dream196,
Thank you so much for your continued support in 2015. This year for us has been exciting, frustrating, encouraging and devastating for many reasons.
Exciting - because we are still here when so many wonderful organizations are dying due to the global financial crisis the often hostile fiscal climate that exists out there. Exciting because our kids continue to grow and acheive and develop into excellent young adults who are passionate about life.
Frustrating - Asset Based Community Development is very frustrating because we work with people whose agendas and values are not the same and are often in direct conflict with what we are trying to acheive.
Encouraging - Our kids are amazing and keep us encouraged and focussed to continue
Devastating - We have buried 2 kids and 2 adult volunteers this year, plus one of our girls was raped and is now pregnant by perpetrator who is out of bail in the same village as his victim. We have implemented grief and trauma counselling for all those affected but the toll is heavy on us all.
With all the bad news we are experiencing from around the world from both man made and natural disasters including the terrorist attacks in Khenya, Burundi and France to the earthquakes of Nepal and the mudslides in Brazil what is so encouraging is people like you who see a need and give to help and support others. It is so easy to become overwhelmed when you are just one person but your gift means so much to others, often strangers who will never know your name or your circumstances but they will know your caring through your gift.
Whenever I write to donors who have given to KTD196 I always write a personal note and to those who receive those notes monthly I hope I am not clogging your email provider. I am always amazed at the generosity of heart of people. Christmas is a cash sucking, finance reducing and debt inducing time of the year and yet people still give. RELAX I am not asking for money. I am just wanting to appreciate your support and your efforts and thank you once again for making a difference to us. It does wonderful things to me personally knowing that people I dont know are willing to give and support this program and those of you who I have the priviledge to know I am very grateful.
So now, I want to say MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all. God bless you and keep you safe. May your Christmas season be full to overflowing with joy, love, happiness and blessings.
Love from Louise and the KTD196 Dream Team.
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