It was in the evening on Thursday 19th June during our half term break when my Mother, Mama Mapenzi told me that eight preteens will be going to the Market and I was one of them. I felt happy as a King. I budgeted for the items that I was to buy as I had been given one thousand shillings(£8.00). I started by listing all items: 2 Kg of rice, 1 Kg of fish, onions, ¾ kg of meat, garlic onions, sugar, 2 kg maize flour, pilau ingredients and tomatoes which balanced well with the money I had been given. It was my first time to hold a one thousand note with my hand as I had never been given one thousand before.
We went to the market on Friday morning and we woke up very early to prepare ourselves before the early bird caught the worm. I washed my body, brushed my teeth and then we started the journey to the market at 6:00 am. We arrived at the market at around 7:00 am. Mama Tuita was helping us to do the shopping. After doing the shopping we went back home at around eleven o’clock and I managed to remain with a balance of six shillings after helping my friend Caleb with eight shillings because he had finished all his money.
On Saturday we started the cooking. In the morning, I cooked tea and dumplings. At ten o’clock I started to prepare lunch and I cooked fish stew, greens and Ugali. I served all the children, Mama Mapenzi, Auntie Stella & Madam Valentine. At two o’clock I prepared the ingredients for pilau. Then, I cooked pilau and served it in the hot pot.
In the evening, I served my family the Pilau and greens and they all said the meal was very delicious. I thank the GLO management for giving us this chance to learn all these life skills before we move to the transition house.
We really had a fantastic day. I eat all type of food cooked but Ali was the best.The boy is well organized.Asante Mama Mapenzi for the care you gave Ali.
God bless Ali.
Well done Ali. What a brilliant report you have written. It’s really good to know that you were given the opportunity to budget, shop and do the food preparation. All those things are very important life skills and will be so useful to you when you eventually leave GLO – well done you !! Xx
We had a great day! Thanks to our pre-teens and CONGRATULATIONS to you all for a job well done.
This was a day to remember!!!!
Hi Ali-First of all ,well done on managing to do such a good job with the shopping-its a big responsibility!The food you made looked really good(we could do with you cooking for us!)I will show your photographs to the children at Guardian Angels,and remember we are always thinking of you,and keep you in our prayers.Best wishes(and keep up the good work!!)Debbie and the children at G.A.x
Dear Ali,
It was great to read your story – well done for your successful shopping trip & managing your budget so brilliantly. and then it sounds like you did an amazing job as master-chef when you came back to the GLO. You should be very proud of yourself
Take care & best wishes to everybody at the GLO
Nuala
I am so happy and proud of GLO for facilitating these wonderful development opportunity for the children. It is always a good feeling with energy to be responsible of the special care in the food section or kitchen department. Each of our preteens did commendable job in budgeting and serving there houses well. WELL DONE Ali, Njeri, Moses, Caleb, Chebet, Margastone, Racheal, Hamisi and Precious!