Following are a few testimonies of thanksgiving to AFRICA, Inc. from the Children and Youth at the Lucky Summer Youth At Risk Community Center, Korogocho Slum, Kenya (May, 2005). 

• My name is Sabina.  I am 4 years old and am in baby class. I love my school and my teacher who is called Mary. We are five in our family and my dad is a carpenter and my mother is a house wife. Thanks for your helping hand in our school; we enjoy everything especially the porridge. Its my prayer that god will bless us with playing materials like slides here at the school.

• I am Brian and am 3 and half years of age. I have one brother whose name is Patrick. I love going to school and am in baby class, in our class we do a lot of modelling clay and poem reciting. Thank you for enabling us to learn easily for we have most of the material like modelling clay.
   

• I am Salem, I am six years old. I am a Muslim and I live with my mother who is single. We are seven in our family and I am the youngest. My mother operates a small kiosk that sells fish near our home. I am in pre-unit and I will join class one next year.  I am happy for you are making it easier for us here at the school for we can write and take porridge at break time on daily basis.
   

• My name is Agnes, am 5 years old. I live with my uncle for am an orphan. My parent died of HIV/ AIDS, and we were left the three of us. Am in the nursery class and I always get the first or the second position when we do the exams. I like this school for we have many reading charts on the wall of our classroom. 
   

• I am Jack, am 11 years old and am in pre-unit. I come from coast province and am an orphan. I live with a grandmother who felt pity on me and took me to stay with her here at Nairobi. I had not gone to school before when I was at coast but my grandmother spoke to Mr. Wambua who offered me a chance in the school without paying the fees, although it took time for me to be comfortable with small kids, I thank God for they love me  and they help me to read simple English.  Thank you for your support to our school and my grandmother.
   

• My name is Sylvia, I am 7 years of age and in class one. I love being here at the centre as its very enjoyable. I still love reading and writing. When I grow up I want to become a doctor, I want to say thank you for your support to us and may you be blessed as you continue supporting us. I would like for our headmaster to be able to get money to buy for us playing kits like slide and swings, also for my dad who is jobless to get a job and for me to heal from typhoid.
   

• My name is Dorcas, am 20 years old. Life here at the centre has been enjoyable although sometimes we face difficulties especially when the sewing machines are out of order, but God has been so faithful and He has been providing to us through your support. Am happy to be at this centre because I can now knit and sew my own clothes and knit clothes for my family members at home. I want to thank you for your support and someone who is an orphan like me have much to thank you , we even take a cup of porridge and it does us well since sometimes we come to school without breakfast. Pray for this centre to improve such that we can be taking a simple lunch here, and for the school to have more students. There are many young people who are idling within the slums. Please pray for my family that consists of my brothers and sister to get courage due to loss of our parents in the course of the last two years who suffered from HIV&AIDS.