Dzaleka needs you – a poem and video appeal
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If COVID has shaken and shattered the first-world countries
Leaving them closed up and locked up
How much more would it affect those in third-world countries
I mean in this case fourth-world country
Because this is a refugee camp
Hosting about 45,000 people from six different countries
The’ve learnted to live here
The’ve learned to call this home
What’s worse is for some it feels like fifth-world country
Isolated from the rest even before COVID 19
I am speaking about the orphans and the elderly
Already at risk of poverty
Now as COVID continue to cause chaos
Even what they got is at risk of being lost
They’ve heard the guidelines
They’ve heard the measures
Stay six feet apart
Okay that’s fine
Wash your hands regularly
We’ve learn to do that
Stay at home
Sighs
Where will food come from if we stay at home
Where will help come from if we stay at home
Our water our food can only be found far away outside
Help Dzaleka never have to ask these questions
Give generously today
To help refugees not worry about food but about health and hygiene
Help stop the spread of COVID-19
©2020 James Niyomugabo