{"id":18116,"date":"2025-11-30T14:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T12:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/under-leas-trust.org\/?p=18116"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T17:29:57","slug":"elizabeths-letter-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/under-leas-trust.org\/de\/elizabeths-letter-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeths Briefmoment \ud83d\udc9b"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elizabeth's letter moment<\/mark><\/h1>
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In this newsletter, we want to share the exciting day of our letter campaign from the perspective of Elizabeth, one of our kids living in the slum of Nairobi \ud83d\udcec \u2013 not in her own words, but retold based on the impressions of our Kenyan team and the content of her reply letter.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>This gives you a feeling of what the day when the children receive the letters from their sponsors means to the them and how such gestures impact their everyday lives. This action is so important to our kids, to the sponsors, and to us at ULT because it creates real closeness: words that connect, give courage, and show\u00a0 how powerful sponsorships truly are. \u2728<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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When I arrive at our meeting point at the ULT Academy today, I notice right away that something is different. The other kids are running around, laughing loudly, and trying to get to the front. I hear someone say, \u201cThe letters are here!\u201d and I know why everyone is so excited. It\u2019s always a special day.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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I join the others to see what is happening, but I don\u2019t push to the front. Some kids are receiving their first letter today, others already got a few. For me, it would be the first one, and I\u2019m very excited. I just hope there is one for me, too!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Then someone calls my name: \u201cElizabeth Tina!\u201d<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>I walk to the front but do not say anything because I\u2019m so happy and excited. I receive my envelope and hold it tight. I don\u2019t want to lose it.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Later, someone from the ULT team reads the letter to me, because it can be difficult to make out different\u00a0 handwritings. Around us, it\u2019s loud \u2013 kids are talking and already showing each other what\u2019s inside their envelopes \u2013 but I listen closely.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Our letter campaign shows us every time how much\u00a0 direct contact means, even when it\u2019s just through words and a small photo. For the children, such a letter means: \u201cSomeone is thinking of me. Someone cares about my life.\u201d It gives them confidence, a sense of security, and a feeling of being important \u2013 something that\u2019s often missing in their daily lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the sponsors, a letter creates closeness with a child whose everyday life is very different from their own. Through photos, and short stories, they get a sense of how their support is working and how much hope they are giving.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And for us as a team, this campaign is a strong sign that sponsorships are more than financial support. They are relationships. They give children hope and give sponsors clarity about why and how their support matters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The letter campaign connects these two sides \u2013 and makes something visible that often stays hidden: real people, real stories, and a real impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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