A special girl

Rob, Evy and I are very proud to be sponsoring a wee girl from Malawi through Plan Canada (formerly Foster Parents Plan).

Her name is Tsalai and she lives in the Kaluluma area of Malawi with her mom and dad and 8 siblings. She's almost 4 years old.

Little Tsalai

Tsalai, her mum (Christina) and her sister Esta and brother Diana

We got an information package along with the pictures and found out that Tsalai and her family of 11 live in a mud house. They get their water from an open well about 1km away. She walks 30 mins to school each way and their nearest healthcare centre is 2 hours away.

We're getting together a little package to send Tsalai and are going through pictures trying to pick ones to send - maybe ones with lots of snow!?

It's not exactly cheap to do this - about $420 a year - but it will make a huge difference to this wee special girl and her family. I think it's a great opportunity to teach Evy about other cultures and about sharing what we have with other people.

Thanks to Lee, who inspired us to do this. The boy they sponsor also lives in Malawi, so maybe someday we can do a trip there to visit our new friends.