Supply-Shopping!

Hey again!

On Monday we went out to buy the supplies for the boys. We started off the day in morning by driving to one of the biggest markets in Sudan named Souk Libya (Libyan market), which is right outside of Khartoum. There we bought shoes (31 pairs!) and socks, as well as glycerine and vaseline (which they use as body creme). After that we drove back to Khartoum where we bought dry irons at the supermarket. When this was done it was time to buy the rest of the things on the list. To get as much as we could for the money we had we went to an inventory ('Jumla') where you buy things in batches. We were able to find the majority of the things on the list except for larger items such as closets and chairs.

Here’s a list of all the things we bought:
3 dry irons
31 pairs of shoes
36 pairs of socks
5 big boxes of pampers (6 x 13)
3 big sacks of powdered milk
3 big bottles of oil
2 batches of disinfectant
3 batches of flytex (mosquito killer)
4 batches of unperfumed soap
3 sacks of powdered soap
3 bags of onions
1 batch of dish washing soap
9 pairs of sandals
3 sacks of sugar
2 batches of perfumed soap
1 box (4 big packs) of diapers
10 spray bottles of airfreshner
3 batches of juice (powdered)

and finally, 1 box with 55 lollipops and 34 bags of chips as a treat.

We handed the things to the orphanage the day after, Tuesday. They boys, the manager and the women working in the orphanage (the “moms”) were all very happy when receiving the things that will all go to the boys. It really is a special feeling knowing that the things you buy will make a difference, whether a big or a small one.

We still have a few things left that we will do our best to find. Hopefully this can be done in the coming days.

(P.S. unfortunately our internet here in sudan is slow which makes it a little more difficult to update the blog with entries and pictures. When internet speeds up a few pictures will be added to this entry.)

Keep your eyes open for an update coming soon!

Warm regards from warm Sudan,
The two Fatimas 

    

2014- A great beginning!

Hey everyone!

Firstly, we would like to apologize for the lack of updates on the blog. All of us have had much going on in our lives, although that is no excuse.

Now to the good news. This summer we arranged a fundraiser in the form of a grill where approximately 3000 kr were raised. At the en of December some of us, Abir, Mae, Maha, Fatima O. and Fatima S., luckily were able travel to Sudan. With us we brought the money that was raised in the grill and in the senior year project of four girls from Rudbeck gymnasiet, as well as money that we had left in the ICare-fund.

Two weeks ago we visited the boys at the orphanage. It was so much fun seeing them again after a few years. For some of us it has been two years and for others three. We asked the manager of the orphanage to, as usual, write us a list of the things that they are in need of. This list included things such as diapers, soap, sugar, shoes, socks, sandals, cooking oil etc.

Unfortunately, Abir, Mae and Maha were only in Sudan for the first visit to the orphanage. However, we (the two Fatimas) stayed longer than the rest and were therefore able to go buy the things and give them to the boys.

Read the following blog entry to hear more about what we bought!

/ The two Fatimas