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Christmas is often packaged with lots of dazzling decorations with glittering rainbow lightings. Everyone is so encompassed by the beauty and fun, few remember that there are people, especially young children suffering in other parts of the world; away from all these Jingle Bells and Santa Claus.

Children in Payatas, Philippines have always been wishing for the appearance of Santa or an Angel, to come to their rescue. All they need is a decent meal, clean water and a shelter without holes in it.

My cousin, Esther had been there many years back on a missionary trip. When she came back, the whole experience changed her life. She used to be one who believed that once a person is full, he/she should stop eating. But after she saw how the children run towards the garbage truck, like little kids running towards Santa hoping to get one gift from his big red bag of presents, just to dive in to what most people would run away from…. they dig for food. Tiny pieces of what seemed decomposed food to put into their mouth. And ‘THAT‘ could be their only meal for the day. Now, the ‘changed‘ Esther finishes everything on her plate.

Totedaddy and Lighthouse Center for Children Foundation are their Santa Claus and their Angel for Christmas this year. Praise God for them. Support them over here, all you need to do is sacrifice the amount for that extra can of coke or that packet of potato chips and with that little, you can actually help thousands of Children in Payatas….. If you had donated….Myself and many prominent supporters for the good cause, from footballers (from both Manchester United & Arsenal!), politicians, celebrities …..Thank you from the bottom of our hearts….

Here’s the extract from the main site: –

The landfill in Payatas, The Philippines, is notoriously known the world over as Smokey Mountain. For over 35 years, the smoking dump site has grown to become a stark and heart-tugging reminder of the desperate conditions of humanity.

On a daily basis, children pick through newly arrived garbage to collect material to sell. The earnings made by one child are not
enough to even buy food for the day. Hence, entire families are forced to climb the mountain each day, hoping to earn enough to feed everyone. Children as young as four years old are forced to work in this daily struggle for survival.

In response to the plight of these children, Totedaddy is working with Lighthouse Center For Children Foundation to bring a little cheer to the children this Christmas.

Totedaddy has kicked off with a cash sponsorship of USD 10,000 to enable the children to celebrate Christmas. FusionExcel International has also pitched in a USD 5,000 in cash sponsorship. The money raised will help fund the projects already in place, and help fund additional projects aimed at providing better housing, and a means of livelihood for the Payatas community.

It is hoped that by creating better awareness to the plight of these children, more support can be garnered towards their betterment. Together we can bury poverty!