A Successful Registration

You never know what to expect when you schedule a registration here in Cairo. It’s always hard to gauge how many children will show up and, if they do register, if they will return to the center on their scheduled days. The first registration was slow, with 12 kids registering for the center. The language barrier makes it a little difficult to get all of the proper information, but we were able to do it. The same number of children registered on Saturday. Each child that registers will receive a membership card with their name, picture, age, and days he or she can attend the center. The purpose of this is two-fold: it will control the number of children on certain days and it will also give them proof of where they are going if someone in the building or on the street should hassle them. With only 24 kids registered after the scheduled dates, it seemed like our project was going to start small. However, 42 children from one of the local Sudanese churches came to register. This caused our numbers to skyrocket. A few days after registration, we still have parents coming to register their children. It seems as if word of mouth will be more successful than our handouts!