Wednesday, March 12, 2014

112 year and still counting


Locating Dada an aged woman of 112 years old was not easy. We drove back and forward in the villages Tokombere to Maroua trying to find out from the villagers where she stayed. After showing some pictures of her to the villagers which we had previously taken during our last visit, she was recognized and we were then taken to her house, she was famous in the small community where she lived. As we got close to Dada’s home, Dr Oben recognized her hut and we all went in to greet Dada with a small present the WeCCARE team had prepared for her, a bag of rice and 20000frs(40$). Overwhelmed Dada cried though the dryness of the place, her old withered body and hunger will not permit tears from flowing down her eyes. She blessed us and thanked for the present all the while, making us understand she had had no food for more than 24 hours. When we met her she was trying to cook some few grains of beans which she had reserved for the hard days like the one we met her in. WeCCARE Foundation moved with compassion for her has decided to take care of her feeding on monthly bases which sums up to 30000frs (60$) . We all the same are counting on partners and donors like you to support and help us in this endeavor.


 



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