To all TIG Members,

We are all philanthropists, the mere fact that we want to share our knowledge, our talent, our time, and our money to help others and in the process improving ourselves, we deserve this name. Anyway, ss I was doing my daily task of reading toolkits and resources for the youth, one of our members happened to see me online. His name is Kayiwa Fred. I believe he embodies the very issues that we like to discuss in our online discussions--like the MDGs and youth empowerment, education and health.

I have no knowledge of him prior to my membership of ABC4All. I just know very little of him but enough to make me realize that he too, needs the help, that other youth suffer from. To begin with, his mother died of AIDS when he was 5 years old, and so the stigma and the trauma are very much alive in him. With a typical patriarchal background, his father remarried and bore more children that he could support. Fred is left with a drunkard father who does not seem to care for him at all, or who seems to care more about himself. This, I think, is a cliche for most of: (1) poor, (2) partriarchal, and (3) unempowered soul. While on the hand, Fred tries to finish his schooling (he is currenlty a second year college accounting student) and grapples to survive malaria and asthma. He lives in Uganda in Africa, and having the pre-knowledge of that place, we know for a fact the kind of health system that his government can offer. His doctor asks him to pay $200 usd which he has none. He attempts to use alternative medicine offered by some Chinese herbalists but the price is also as staggering.

He's asked me to write this blog for him since he feels that his English is not that good enough. He wishes to ask for our kindness and hopes that some of us will be willing to help him in anyway that we can. His malady is serious and needs urgent attention.

I will attach his contact address and his tig messages to me (unedited and as is) if you wish to be of help to him. Please contact him directly. It is Fred who needs our help and not me.

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Hi katea, its fred
am 23years now and am accountancy stundent in the collage am having one parent and thats my dad with alot of kids after my mum who died when iwas 5years am now taking care of my self right now ihave aproblem of asthima it causes alot of pain to me and ifeel like ihave less future and i feel ishould get some treatmet some chineese herbalist here are said to be epatrs in such sickness but they are costly ihave no money at themoment and iwould love to get curted right now they told me to pay 200usd for the full treatment but am so block.

my contacts
KAYIWA FRED
PO BOX 3490
KAMPALA UGANDA
TEL:256782371003
fdkayiwa@yahoo.com

the major problem ihave now is that am student and have no work and yet ihave a seroius dieasea of asthima the doctor tells me to pay 200usd if there is any one please am requseting you for some help idont have ajob and ineed to get cured it causes alot of problems to my health
my father cant help me and am like ineed even your prayers.
thanks please

yes ido suffer from malaria.frequently
iwill be happy to see u helping me
thanks GOD blessu

His TIG profile can be found here: http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/nockia