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Steve and I came to know Musa Fatty through Facebook. We write daily. Steve and I live in the Pacific Northwest, blessed with green growth and rain. Musa lives in Gambia, a tiny slice of a country in West Africa, that is stricken by drought and economic colapse.
He sent me pictures with a cell phone his friend gave him.
I was greatly saddenned by the extreme conditions his pictures revealed: no electricity, no water, crushing drought, with no way to take enough things to market to make a little money. His house is in need of repair, and he has almost no furniture. He does not complain too much, either.
Musa has a modest dream: he wants to get a donkey and a cart to gather firewood to sell in the marketplace. He would also like, "someday," to take some classes about dryland farming.
Help Musa as he struggles to keep his family alive!
Your contribution will do three things:
1. Feed his Mother, two little brothers and his older brother who is too ill to work. (and feed Musa--there are days they do not eat...)
2. Help him buy a donkey, harness, and wagon, so he can go to the market.
3. Help Musa take a class on agriculture in the nearby town of Brikama.
Please donate to this cause. Musa's fear is being unable to feed his mother and brothers. His hope is to be able to do just that. He is a loyal man who will not leave his family. I am impressed by how proactive he is trying to be.
Musa is a sweet and gentle man. He deserves a future.
Thank you so very much for your help. Kate and Steve.
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