The greatest tragedy captured in a single photograph—this angelic little girl caresses her bedridden uncle and pleads for him to get better soon. In her other hand, she holds a picture of her deceased father. She doesn’t yet understand the meaning of the word “death”. Anano can’t comprehend why her father hasn’t come home or why he no longer showers her with affection. When the Fund’s correspondent visited their home, the happy child asked the “stranger auntie,” “Is Daddy coming home soon?” Oh God, how hard it is to hear those words from a child! Kind people, we cannot bring back the father of this 4-year-old girl, but we can save her uncle. He can become a father to Anano and, most importantly, he can still become a father himself. Only you, kind people, can turn the sound of mourning into the joyful ringing of a new family’s happiness—a family made up of a 21-year-old girl and a 24-year-old boy. The clock is ticking!  Every minute counts!

If we don’t help, Tsitsi will slowly die, and her little brother Nikoloz will never see light! Those eyes will never see the light of day. Nikoloz will never know how beautiful his mother and sisters are. Nor will he see the poverty that surrounds him. Nor will he see his beloved father’s terrible heart attacks that make him fall to the ground and suffocate. He won’t see the horrible scar on his sister’s face that was left after surgery. Two years ago, she had a huge tumor removed from her brain.

Oh, my God! How do these poor people cope with so much misery? How do they manage not to become embittered and remain human? As you read this post, imagine yourself in Lia’s shoes for a moment. How long do you think you could hold on and not go insane?