Tracksuits are the school uniforms that children wear during the cold winter months. Many of our children don't have them and are very cold when at school. So I wrote a letter of request (with the guidance of another PCV, for I'm learning as I go) and sent it to 30 different funding organizations in South Africa. It only takes one to respond with a "Yes" and that's what we got. With a huge thanks to the Pick N Pay Foundation (Pick N Pay is a major grocery store chain in SA) we were able to purchase tracksuits for 40 of our children. We held a small event and invited the children and their guardians. Nico, below, was the worker who took on this project. He said it felt so good to hand the children their new suits. He has already talked to me about taking on another project. It's the empowerment that the workers gain from these kinds of experiences that will keep Aletuke moving forward after I leave. 
Each guardian signed for their child's tracksuit.
These boys are so happy to have a brand new tracksuit. Frans, the tall boy in the middle, is in the 11th grade and a wonderful role model for the others at Aletuke. He stood up and gave a wonderful speech of thanks to Aletuke for all that they do for him and the other children. It was extremely heart warming.
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