Indeed, faulting the logic of it all, there is something about them that is very old. They bear themselves as adults. They are independent, infuriatingly self-confident and realise that doing what mum and dad do gives them the right to do some of the other things that big people do. Each knows how to carry authority through the voice and their personalities inflate their age until they laugh when tickled or turned upside down. The problem with Al Jeel is that it lacks a five letter word beginning with 'm'.
Volunteers are always welcome.
It is not funded by the government or any other institution and donations come and go like fashions. A man waits to cross the road and is approached by a little girl struggling to balance a small tray of cooked potatoes and a large basin of baked pastries on her head, one on top of the other at the same time. A little taken aback by her approach, he does so. Together, they try to arrange the food. When they get the tray right, the basin topples the balance.