Education is not expensive but these children cannot even afford a notebook let alone the modest school fees. In helping the orphans get basic schooling, Kin Initiative is saving an important part of the future leadership of the country. The goal is simple - to be like family to orphans who have no one. Human kindness, generosity, and common sense are their chief tools. There is no bureaucracy involved.
Any money given goes directly to work.
And, not much is needed to make a significant impact. Ben has established a reputation for rescuing children in difficult circumstances. He lives very simply with relatives and works at welding, making fertilizer, growing tomatoes and various odd jobs. His entire income and all his free time are devoted to the children. Despite trying to be prepared for my trip and even with extensive first-hand knowledge of AIDS in both the United States and Romania, I was deeply shocked by the poverty and devastation AIDS has caused in Uganda.