Heidi and I have given money to various African charities for some years now including an adopt a child organization. However, I have always had a I fear that no matter how much money I pump in, the bejeweled bastards that run the place will pump it straight back out again, into the coffers of Kalashnikov and Mercedes-Benz. The one thing I would love to send to the Dark Continent is a team of Delta Force and SAS hit men to shoot the likes of Mr. Mugabe and that pig from Chad in the middle of their faces.
We get sent leaflets and information packs all the time about the child that Heidi chose to sponsor this year. She is called Baako which in African means “born first”…………..my name is John and means toilet.
Seriously though our 25 pounds sterling a month we are told by the organization helps Baako lead a better life and our money will cover her food, education, health and housing for one year……….that’s $400…….to live on in a year.
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