Stories of impact · December 2023
A home for a mother and her three sons
Christmas 2023: a visually impaired single mother, one cramped room, and a year’s rent on a new home.
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The challenge
A visually impaired single mother was living in cramped quarters, a single room, with her three sons in Douala.
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What we did
During its Christmas 2023 outreach, the Foundation’s team visited homes in remote areas, and Syndy Emade then visited in person to decide who needed help most. The Foundation paid one year’s rent on a more spacious home for the family, completely renovated it up to the gate with a new drainage system, refurnished it, and stocked it with rice, cooking oil, mineral water, soap and other household necessities.
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What changed
The family moved from one cramped room into a renovated, furnished home with a year’s rent paid and a stocked pantry for the months ahead.
In pictures
Photographs from the Foundation’s own album of this activity, in the order the day unfolded.
Photos: Syndy Emade FoundationOriginal post: Syndy Emade Foundation on Facebook, 25 Dec 2023 (opens in a new tab)
In their words
For this Christmas, through Syndy Emade Foundation, I decided to randomly pick some families and make sure their Christmas is filled with happiness.
I had my team randomly visit some homes in some remote areas and then I got to visit their homes myself to best decide who needed us the most.
What happens next
The family’s own account has not been published. Any follow-up will be reported here.
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