Support in a time of pandemic
“At the time of the coronavirus, casual jobs were stopped,” Chantal said. “We were affected with [a shortage of food] at home, and the worst part is that the father to my children was [away from] home. The lockdown found him … where he had gone to do his casual jobs. He could not come back home.”
With time and the cushion that Kevin’s sponsorship has provided, conditions have now started to improve. The family is back together, work is becoming available again and Kevin has now started school. Chantal looks forward to one day sending his siblings as well.
Kevin plays with his family’s goats, purchased with funds from his Unbound sponsorship. Livestock is a common benefit choice for families.
Kevin plays with his family’s goats, purchased with funds from his Unbound sponsorship. Livestock is a common benefit choice for families.
“Kevin’s sponsor will be paying for him,” she said. “I will be working for money and then pay for the brother and the sisters so that they can also go to school. I also plan to [rent] another piece of land. I will plant food so that we can have enough food at home. I also plan to buy another goat for Kevin because he loves goats, and also to save in the [Unbound parent] groups that we have.”
The reason Chantal referenced “another” goat was that the family purchased one soon after Kevin was sponsored, farm animals being a common benefit choice among families. She also acquired health insurance for the family with resources from Kevin’s sponsorship.
Though Unbound is a relatively new presence in their lives, Chantal already sees the positive impact it can have on her community.
“I thank Trevor, the sponsor of my child,” she said, “and I pray that other children get sponsors because in the area where I stay, there are many children that need sponsorship.”
Kevin puts it more simply.
“I want to tell my sponsor that I am happy,” he said.