Orphans without beds - 8 Beds NEEDED!.

Being here makes it so much easier to see and hear the needs. One such event is sad - on Sunday morning from the front of KICC the Pastor mentioned a need. He had last week visited an orphanage downtown Accra. The children who as babies had been orphaned had grown out of their cots but have not been able to move to a bed!! and now they have to sleep still in the cots bent up because they are too long for the cot.

The orhanage needs about 8 beds for the children still in cots. Are we comfy in our beds at night, comfy enough to be able to stretch I am sure.?

By Monday I will know how to give for this need and what kind of beds they are looking to purchase. I know that a bunk bed costs ($164 or £89) and a single bed ($87 of £47). These are made locally so it will help the local trade as well. Material in Africa is often no cheaper than the West, sometimes even more expensive.

What a great chance to GIVE, if you sleep well at night and want to help, then contact me and leave a comment here or email me at liveafrica at hotmail.com

Some stark facts to help you grasp the need just in Ghana - "A study sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme and the Ghana AIDS Commission reveals that the HIV/AIDS has rendered 170,000 children orphans and 173,098 have been identified to be vulnerable to the risk of being infected with the disease."