Let us tell you about little Meskerem in the Chiri's Children's Home. She joined the Lalmba family when she was just 2 years old. Her mother, who was very ill and an orphan herself, was trying to get to the Chiri Health Center for treatment when she collapsed on the side of the road, with her daughter in her arms. The toddler and her mother were found by passers by who brought them to the Chiri Health Center, where her mother died a few days later. No one in the community knew the mother or where she was from, nor did anyone know this little girl's name. Having nowhere to go and no one to care for her, she was taken into the children's home, and the children's home staff named her Meskerem (September) for the month she was found. Now she is 7 years old, in 2nd grade, and is happy and healthy (can't you tell by the picture? She is the one on the left). What would have happened to her if Lalmba had not taken her in? This is Lalmba at its best, caring for the most vulnerable who literally have nowhere to turn. It costs Lalmba just $340/year to pay for Meskerem's lodging, food, clothing and care. Now THAT is money well spent!
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