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Would you give away a billion shillings? These people do

Saturday, September 5 was the International Day of Charity in a world where 168 million people (about half the population of the US) live with the pangs of hunger, the pain of disease and the deprivation of not having a roof above their heads. Giving, therefore, makes a lot of sense for what is the value of mountains of butter and lakes of milk when fellow human beings go without food, clothing and shelter? Or miss basic social amenities?  But all is not gloom. There are people whose heartstrings are tagged by the want around them.

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