The Orphanage
One of my favourite days during Hero Holiday is visiting the orphanage. It is an orphanage for mentally and physically disabled children who have all been abandoned by their parents. There are 70 children at this orphanage, some adults who have simply spent their entire life there and have nowhere else to go. Around half of these children’s backgrounds are unknown. Their names, their medical history, their story, is unknown.
There is one nurse to five children, and by the time the kids are fed, bathed, and cleaned up, it is time for the next meal, and the process starts all over again. That is where we come in. Hero Holiday sends a team almost every day during the month of July to the orphanage. We spend the day simply giving all of our attention possible to as many kids as we can. Understandably, the nurses do not have enough time to provide attention and stimulation to all of the kids all of the time.
So, this day is always full of fun! We spend our day playing with the kids, making them giggle and laugh as hard as they can. We also enjoy the opportunity to help feed them lunch. Although it can be quite a task sometimes, it is also quite an experience – especially if you end up with food back on your face too! After visiting the orphanage for the first time three years ago, I fell in love with the kids, and I have much admiration for them.
One of my favourite days during Hero Holiday is visiting the orphanage. It is an orphanage for mentally and physically disabled children who have all been abandoned by their parents. There are 70 children at this orphanage, some adults who have simply spent their entire life there and have nowhere else to go. Around half of these children’s backgrounds are unknown. Their names, their medical history, their story, is unknown.
There is one nurse to five children, and by the time the kids are fed, bathed, and cleaned up, it is time for the next meal, and the process starts all over again. That is where we come in. Hero Holiday sends a team almost every day during the month of July to the orphanage. We spend the day simply giving all of our attention possible to as many kids as we can. Understandably, the nurses do not have enough time to provide attention and stimulation to all of the kids all of the time.
So, this day is always full of fun! We spend our day playing with the kids, making them giggle and laugh as hard as they can. We also enjoy the opportunity to help feed them lunch. Although it can be quite a task sometimes, it is also quite an experience – especially if you end up with food back on your face too! After visiting the orphanage for the first time three years ago, I fell in love with the kids, and I have much admiration for them.
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admiration for your blog.
Greetings from italy
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Marius
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