Family tracing and unification is one of the hardest things to do, but we engage the Red Cross, which has the capacity to cross borders. We try as mu… - Hellen Murshali

An eye-opener, really. I don’t know if people realise the fragility of children of this nature because before coming here, perhaps we knew enough about orphans. If both your parents die, the extended family looks after you, but if they are unwilling, the government has to take care of you.

If there are people out there trying to sponsor a child. Let them do so. Also, if you have two children and have the ability to sponsor another one, please do that, even in government schools since they are cheap. If you can sponsor a child through senior four, you will have done a wonderful thing.

There are also children who are hyperactive and cannot stay still but are always creating trouble. You won’t realise this until you stay with them and see with your own eyes. It gives you a wider spectrum of what children are like in the real world.