…as Ahlumile so eloquently explains.

If you have 56 seconds to spare, please listen to the impact of a school uniform and shoes on Ahlumile. These uniforms are game-changers, because parents often have to choose between providing food, water, electricity, and heat, or sending a child to school. Survival dictates short-term fixes over long-term solutions, which allows the cycle-of-poverty to continue - but you can change that.

A school uniform and shoes instantly improve confidence, self-esteem, and comfort, as well as attendance, behavior, and hope. The before-and-after videos tell the story. Sometimes we cannot even recognize the students. Their smiles replace a lack of hope, and trust replaces doubt. One child’s lifelong stuttering problem was 95% eliminated after receiving his uniform. That is how much this program matters.