Last time we visited eSwatini, we met Bayanda, a boy aged 11 or 12. He did not have a birth certificate and therefore, he could not go to school with the other kids. That is how the system works in eSwatini. We left an envelope with money for his school uniform at All out Africa, to be used the day he could start school.

Today, I received this message:

Hi Atle,

I am happy to let you know that Bayanda has finally got his full set of school uniform. It took us some years to deliver because he did not have a birth certificate thus could not attend primary school.
Byanda’s guardian also mentioned that he is doing very well at school and he is going to be promoted 2 classes ahead. You have changed Bayanda’s life in that he is now going to look like other children at school.

Kind Regards,

Eunice