When Heike Yamuna became aware of the urgent need of the WIDE children's home in 2014, our organisation decided to help here too. Initially, it was a success that Kumari was spared the humiliation of regularly asking the greengrocers to give away overripe vegetables free of charge. Gradually, our organisation was able to attract more and more sponsors to cover the running costs and Kumari is now able to provide a home for 30 children. However, due to inflation and the ever more restrictive requirements of the authorities, in particular the prescribed minimum number of helpers, the costs continue to rise and so every euro is still needed to get the supplies up and running.
Rent for the girls' home
There are also always special challenges: Since 2020 (the Covid year of all years), the authorities have required separate accommodation for boys and girls in different houses. After a long search, a nearby house was finally found for rent, but the rent had to be paid in advance for 10(!) years. Thanks to generous donations from our sponsors, we were able to overcome this emergency situation.
Refurbishment of the WIDE bus
Transporting the children to school is also a major challenge, as there is no public school bus that could take the children to school 5 kilometres away. A second-hand bus has done its job for many years, but after 12 years of daily use at WIDE, breakdowns were the order of the day. Once again, some of our sponsors were extremely generous and made a general overhaul of the bus possible.