Nicolas Silala is 6. He lost his father to an illness last April. As I was driving away from his house, I saw him standing on muddy ground showing off his shirt to his friends. When he saw me, he gave me a big thumbs up.This 7 year old girl from Zola became the first child to wear our "I'm Precious to Jesus" shirt.Zanthile is 3 and she has a twin sister. Children are learning about the world. Whatever comes their way, they will start believing it is as a norm of the world, even if it includes violence, hate, or sexual abuse.Ziyanda is 11 years old. She told us that she had been living with her grand mother for a long time. I asked her where her parents were, then she said that she never knew her father and that her mother was living far away with her step-father. I used to think that such parents were just irresponsible because it is obvious that a grandmother with many children to look after won't be able to give them what they need and it is a widespread social problem in South Africa. However learning that the majority of step-daughters get raped, I can partially understand the reasons behind.The design of the shirt was chosen by the children in Zola. We had 8 sample designs to chose from and more than 100 children voted on it.
