A rotten ball surrounded by tiny feet around it passed form one side to another that day. “Goal…” said those kids. They look so happy playing that ball as it rotten condition did not matter to them. They share happiness together while playing ball with certain dreams that someday they will be real football players.
That scene is what we saw that noon. Children were playing in front of their school building while waiting their teachers to come. Mendianus, one of those kids quickly run to us when seeing a new ball and net we bought. “Hurray! Hurray! New ball! New ball!” yelled Mendianus and his friends. A cheerful expression shown on those plain faces. When we asked Mendianus why he is so happy, he said that they had dreamt for long to having a real ball to be played. They use to play with a rotten ball in their school and sometimes when no ball to be played they just made ball of citrus fruit peels.
Mendianus is a son of Mesak Kogoya and mother Mina Wenda. He is at fifth grade of elementary school of Tobanapme. He loved to play football and likes mathematics very much.
“With this new ball, we don’t have to play using ball of citrus peel anymore” said Mendianus. “We are more enthusiastic to play football now” he continued. World Vision through Eruwok Distribution and Supply Project provided aid to schools in form of soccer ball and volley ball net in this FY 10 fiscal year. About 35 school received help in form of soccer balls, volley ball net, and text books. Eruwok Distribution and Supply Project also distribute antibiotics to community health centers and integrated health post (Posyandu).
“Children here are lack of games or entertaining activity” said Herman, one of the school teachers of Tobanapme Elementary School. “We are very happy that WV could equip our school with this facility (balls and net).
“I want to be a real football player someday” said Mendianus. We saw his smile and when seeing him playing that soccer ball, we believed someday his idol will be fulfilled.
