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The children’s home ‘De Toekomst’ has approached the chairman of Stichting 1 voor 12, Louis Vismale, for help. The home is located in the Coronie district and currently takes care of 16 children. Due to the poor financial situation in Suriname, it is very difficult for the Future to keep one’s head above water.
At 1 to 12 an appeal was made for food and care items. Vismale immediately responded to the cry for help from the home. On Tuesday, October 13, 2021, he visited ‘De Toekomst’ and, with the help of an entrepreneur in Coronie, handed over the requested goods to the children’s home 1 to 12 o’clock.
Joan Verwey-Creton, responsible of the Verwey children’s home, is pleased with Vismale’s visit. She is grateful 1 to 12 for the help. Of the 16 children, 13 go to school. Each of them received a school bag with school supplies from the 1 voor 12 chairman.
Vismale calls on the authorities to provide the home with the necessary support. De Toekomst last received food packages from the government in September 2020 via district commissioner Maikel Winter.
De Toekomst takes care of children who have been neglected or who come from single-parent families. The children’s home is not yet included in the file of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing (Sozavo). Verwey-Creton informs that the process for this has already been started.
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