Letter Quotes: Nigeria, Rwanda, DRC, Kosova, and Bosnia

“The cool breeze of the wet night sang across my window, singing in my heart, looking for you. A joyful spoonful of smile, the multiplication of joy and addition of above that I have decided to write you this today. But before I will proceed, I must ask of your health, your daughter’s health (Marie) and your son (Brian) with an optimistic that you are all majestically swimming in the oceans of life if so praise to God.” –Cecilia from Nigeria

“I am married. I have a husband and we have five children all are boys. I am the one caring for the children alone their father does not care for them. Before your sponsorship I was always in worried thinking of how to raise my children and I could not get the answer but now I have no problem. I go to the market buy a full sack of beans and sell them for profit which is helping me to buy my needs. Thank you very much.” –Marie Joseé from Rwanda

“When my husband chased me, he told me that I’ll become a street woman but when I was admitted in the Women for Women program, my life began to improve. Through the financial help you are giving me, I paid the school fees for my two studying children and had my house built, till now I no longer get wet when it rains. I also learned much from the instructions and was comforted. I’m sure that even after graduation I will go on selling local beer and get money. I’m saving money, when I will get a considerable amount, I will bring it to the cooperative bank. My children will go on studying and that man will be confused. I was illiterate but now I know to read and write my name.” –Emerciane from the DRC

“The letter I received from you I liked it very much and made me feel very good form the fact that this letter came from a country which gave a big contribution for the freedom of my country which we and our families enjoy today in Kosova. Even though the war had brought us many human losses and material losses our people of Kosova have made it and are challenging this high economic crisis. The program of Women for Women is a very good program that enables many women to take part and learn things about the daily life. Also for me the chance was given to me to participate in this program and learn many things. I am currently learning about “Business Administration” which I dreamed for so many years…. The learning of business administration is a learning that I truly love because I want to be able to administrate a business. This learning will maybe enable me or other women to find a job and support our children.” –Imrane from Kosova

“Dear sister, you asked do I have traumas from the war. Of course I have. I was in a refugee camp. Organization “Women for Women” is good cure for that. Dear sister, I’m writing you and I’m crying. Even if you’re far from me, I feel like I know all my life. I wish that no one ever feel the war on the skin. I hope your new president Barack Obama will bring peace to the world and that no one will cry.” –Zekira from Bosnia

Letter Quotes: Rwanda, DRC, and Bosnia

“Thank you very much for your love and commitment you have committed for helping me to a better life. I have been receiving your messages with much pleasure and it has been very useful to me and my problems have almost reduced. I am selling dried cassava and cassava flour and I am getting some profit which is helping me and my family…. I am also thanking women from this program who are delivering your messages to us. They are doing it with a good heart and they have been teaching us. May God bless you all.” –Clotilde from Rwanda

“I’d like to tell you that I got good instructions at Women for Women. What interested me more is the topic about women and family law. When I learned these instructions, I was released and very happy to discover my right in the family. I was glad to learn about 3 types of food for a good health. We also learned about breeding. I’m now breeding guinea-pigs. I’m getting fertilizer from them and they are enabling me to pay school fees for my children. I thank you for all these instructions because they are changing my life positively, even my children are well keeping.” –Francine from DRC

“For those three months since I am in this program, my life is completely fulfilled. Thanks to you, I met many new friends. I decided to take a course in knitting which will be useful for my future because I will be able to earn something by this…. Last five years were so hard for me in my life because of family and health problems. Now I hope that this is behind me. All in all, this organization “Women for Women International” will take and mark one year as very important in my life. I consider that I am braver and have bigger self-confidence. I am also feeling healthier for now. I wish you all the best and lots of health in your life” –Sida from Bosnia

“Thank you very much because I am no longer very lonely. I am meeting my fellow friends who we are exchanging ideas. From this program I have learned a lot of things which are very important like the lesson of building yourself and how to live with others well and peacefully and how e should live a better life with good health and so many others. Now we have formed a cooperative which grows pineapples and keeping some domestic animals. Our pineapples are still very young but looking healthy. We are also building where we are going to keep our animals which is also very nice.” –Clotilde from Rwanda

“Now I’m going to tell you something about what I want in my life. I’d like to have a job. My dream is to have my own textile trade, because I’m good in trade. I hope your financial support will help me with my dream. I’m saving your money, and later I’ll try something. In advance, thank you. Who knows, maybe my dream will come true.” –Nusreta from Bosnia

“Thank you very much for your love and commitment you have committed for helping me to a better life.  I have been receiving your messages with much pleasure and it has been very useful to me and my problems have almost reduced.  I am selling dried cassava and cassava flour and I am getting some profit which is helping me and my family….  I am also thanking women from this program who are delivering your messages to us.  They are doing it with a good heart and they have been teaching us.  May God bless you all.” –Clotilde from Rwanda

“I’d like to tell you that I got good instructions at Women for Women.  What interested me more is the topic about women and family law.  When I learned these instructions, I was released and very happy to discover my right in the family.  I was glad to learn about 3 types of food for a good health.  We also learned about breeding.  I’m now breeding guinea-pigs.  I’m getting fertilizer from them and they are enabling me to pay school fees for my children.  I thank you for all these instructions because they are changing my life positively, even my children are well keeping.” –Francine from DRC

“For those three months since I am in this program, my life is completely fulfilled.  Thanks to you, I met many new friends.  I decided to take a course in knitting which will be useful for my future because I will be able to earn something by this….  Last five years were so hard for me in my life because of family and health problems.  Now I hope that this is behind me.  All in all, this organization “Women for Women International” will take and mark one year as very important in my life.  I consider that I am braver and have bigger self-confidence.  I am also feeling healthier for now.  I wish you all the best and lots of health in your life” –Sida from Bosnia

“Thank you very much because I am no longer very lonely.  I am meeting my fellow friends who we are exchanging ideas.  From this program I have learned a lot of things which are very important like the lesson of building yourself and how to live with others well and peacefully and how e should live a better life with good health and so many others.  Now we have formed a cooperative which grows pineapples and keeping some domestic animals.  Our pineapples are still very young but looking healthy.  We are also building where we are going to keep our animals which is also very nice.” –Clotilde from Rwanda

“Now I’m going to tell you something about what I want in my life.  I’d like to have a job.  My dream is to have my own textile trade, because I’m good in trade.  I hope your financial support will help me with my dream.  I’m saving your money, and later I’ll try something.  In advance, thank you.  Who knows, maybe my dream will come true.” –Nusreta from Bosnia