Christmas Party for the street children of James Town, (a part of Accra)

Saturday we were invited to this party.  LDS Charities have helped this organization a couple of times and they hope for more help from us.  They were expecting about 1000 children but I don't think they got that many.  They had activities for them and entertainment.  They were given some clothing and a meal (rice, chicken and a drink) when they left.  

We walked around to the different activities and talked with the kids (the ones that knew English).  Jim showed them how to whistle with their hands and tried to teach them to juggle some rocks.  They always like that.   It was rather hot and after about 1 1/2 hours we were ready to go and get back in our air conditioned truck.   

The organization is called Street Children Empowerment Foundation.  They are trying to help with education, school fees, etc. for these children.  James Town is a slum area.  Things were pretty bad there.  You can check out the organization's website if you want ---www.scef-international.org

There were several young adults helping out - they were all from Germany, here doing some charity work.