Terrace couple come to aid of child African by Stephanie Wiebe Terrace’s Irene Ennis and Steve Scott are helping to change the world — one child at a time. They have never met Edward Bangura, a seven yeat-old boy living in Sierra Leone, but thanks to Ennis and Scott, Edward is able to go to school, is immunized against common diseases, and his family is learning to use their skills and resources to overcome their poverty. Ennis and Scott are Edward’s sponsors, supporters of the Foster Parents Plan of Canada. The program is run by an _ international human development agency that links sponsors in Canada to needy children in developing countries around the world. "We thought about this for a long time,” said Scott, but a television ad spurred the couple into action. After looking into other programs, Scott and Ennis chose to support Foster Parents Plan just over a year ago, and they were linked up with Edward. Edward lives in the village of Manonkoh, in the Bombali Sebora Chiefdom in the Northen Province of Sierra Leone, West Africa. He lives in a mud-wall house with his father, mother and four year-old sister, and his father’s other wife, Edward’s step-mother. They are farmers, with an annual income of $230 for a good year’s harvest, $115 in a bad year. Their basic living expenses Tun an average of $175 annually. Scott and Ennis have received a lot of information about the country and people of Sierra Leone. "Their whole environment is totally foriegn to us," said Scott. The official language is English, in addition to tribal languages, and Krio, the "common language". Scott and Ennis have some examples of Krio, such as "How de body?" (How are 'you?), and "How de fambul? Enti dem well?” (How is ‘the family? 1 hope they are fine.) Along with maps and cultural information, they have written _and received letters from Edward. Of the Scotts’ sponsorship, Edward writes, "The whole family are very happy to learn this news, because someone out of Sierra Leone knows me." Though the data is interesting and the letters heartwarming, the satisfaction of helping others in need is a reward enough for Ennis and Scott. "We come from such a materialistic society, you try to get away from that in one small way," said Ennis. She noted, "Foster Parents Plan works with the community, and not just one family." The program provides medical care, education, technical training, and counselling for Edward, his sister and parents for $27 a month, a small part of the average Canadian family’s _ income. For Irene Ennis and Steve Scott, it’s a small price to pay for helping others in a far away place, To seven year-old Edward, that means a lo Edward Bangura: Someone outside Sierra Leone knows him. Steve Scott, Irene Ennis, son Lanny: Trying to get away from materialism, in a small way. 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