Many of you know that I'm fostering two Afghan boys (16 and 17)under a private fostering agreement. Their father pays a small amount towards their food costs and they help a little around the house (they're actually willing but hopeless), but they have very limited means. The boys are currently sharing one laptop, but when they return to school in September the requirements of the course (Customer Service NVQ) mean that ideally they should have a laptop each. I could stretch to buying one for them, but I know they already feel slightly awkward about me buying their toiletries and all of their language materials, which are very expensive - and, more importantly from my point of view, I wouldn't buy laptops for my own children: they were all encouraged to get jobs and earn enough money to buy their own. My Afghan boys can't get jobs yet because their English is still very limited and their priority must be on improving their language skills and studying. So I was wondering if anyone knows whether it might be worth me approaching the Lion's or Rotary Clubs and asking if they would buy one?
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