Hello Followers of Med
We’re already back in Mallorca. We had some intense days and some intense feelings. Some achievements and satisfaction but
also we have some big challenges ahead, our biggest being the Sebeta School for
the Blind. They have 340 children
some of whom are blind, others can see with one eye, others are simply myopic, as I was when I was small. If I
had been born in Ethiopia I may have been brought up in Sebeta. On the first day of school a lovely
young girl of 7 arrived. She has poor
long sight and so is probably myopic.
Her brother who has more serious problems is already living in
Sebeta. It is touching to see her
with her brother; he cares for her and guides her despite having much poorer
vision. The future of this young
girl, as with many like her, is to live at Sebeta until 17 learning Braille in
a very boring and repetitive fashion, living in horrible dormitories and
without any human warmth except that given her by her brother, his friends
(they have strong relations between them in Sebeta) and the monitors of the
Messi room. We are going to try to
improve the living conditions and quality of life of these children (we have
already started) but we’re going to need a lot of help because they need so
much.
Photo: Children in the Messi room using material brought
over by Olga, a Med volunteer.
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