Bantayan: Children's Needs

Jan. 8, 2006: Bantayan

Shiemiuzel's Family struggles everyday to make ends meet (they fish for a living) living a simple life in a simple one room wood & bamboo home by the sea.

All of the 6 children help out with the daily chores of washing clothes & cleaning the house, and preparing food (there's a simple grill outside where they fire up dried coconut wood to cook fish & RICE), along with looking after their younger brothers & sisters....it's a very close & loving Family, and they're all a joy to be around, even though it's a hard life for them.

Along with the food I bring them, I'm going to try to get the kids some newer school clothes in Nov. 2006 (all of their clothes are aged hand-me-downs and they can really use some new ones) SandMan & Shiemiuzel's school age brothers & sisters are all in school, and they come home on their lunch hour to help cook their food, and help their Mother out before heading back to class.

PJAMES