<div>My name is Khady, and I am originally from Senegal.
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<div>Growing up, I saw young boys, some as little as five years old, walking barefoot with empty tins in their hands, begging for food and coins.
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<div>These children are called talibés: students living in Quranic schools known as daaras, sent by parents who want them to learn the Qur’an and grow spiritually.
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<div>But because many daaras have no funding, children are forced to survive by begging.
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<div>Not for extra money.
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<div>Not for treats.
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<div>But for their only meal of the day.
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<div>As a Senegalese woman and a student of international development, I couldn’t ignore this reality. I created Jappante, which means “help each other” in Wolof , to give these children dignity, safety, and the chance to learn without hunger or shame.
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<div>This campaign will fund a 3-month pilot programme supporting 30 talibé children with food, hygiene, clothes, healthcare, and learning.
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<div><strong>What Your Support Will Do </strong>
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<div>With your help, Jappante will provide full care for 30 children across 1 daara:
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<div>1. Three healthy meals every day
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<div>Breakfast, lunch, and dinner cooked by women in the community, who will be paid for their work.
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<div>2. Clean clothes, shoes &amp; hygiene kits
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<div>Soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, detergent, underwear — everything needed for dignity and health.
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<div>3. Basic healthcare
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<div>A nurse will visit every two weeks to check the children’s wellbeing and treat minor illnesses.
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<div>4. Weekly literacy lessons
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<div>Basic French classes to help them build real opportunities for their futures.
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<div>5. Community empowerment
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<div>Women will be hired to prepare meals and assist with day-to-day coordination, creating local income and leadership.
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<div><strong>Why Your Support Matters</strong>
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<div>Child begging in Senegal is one of the most urgent and overlooked issues in West Africa.
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<div>Talibé children:
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<div>Walk for hours barefoot
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<div>Eat once a day and sometimes not at all
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<div>Have no hygiene, making illness common
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<div>Rarely get to learn French, limiting all future opportunities
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<div>This project will:
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<li>Keep them fed
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<li>Keep them clean
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<li>Improve their health
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<li>Help them learn
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<li>And give hope where there is none
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<div>You will literally be removing children from the streets and replacing begging with care, nourishment, and dignity.
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<div><strong>Here is exactly how your donation will be used:</strong>
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<div>Meals – £1,674
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<div>Three meals a day for 90 days for 30 children.
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<div>Clothing – £450
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<div>Two outfits + shoes per child.
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<div>Hygiene kits – £113
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<div>Healthcare – £300
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<div>Nurse visits, first-aid supplies, hygiene education.
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<div>Transport &amp; Distribution – £885
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<div>Storage &amp; logistics – £188
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<div>Local coordination – £285
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<div>Communication &amp; admin – £150
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<div>Contingency (10%) – £365
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<div><strong>Total Needed: £4,410</strong>
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