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<<9>> - A few years ago, we had an incredible volunteering experience
<<13>> in the Greek island of Lesvos with Home For All.
<<16>> I felt that we could do more.
<<18>> So it was, probably around 3 or 4 years ago,
<<21>> that I was teaching a class.
<<23>> And that's when I met Simona and Michele.
<<26>> - And then we met again at a market
<<30>> where we chatted about the Killia project.
<<32>> - And our hearts really, kind of exploded when,
<<35>> when we understood the implications of their job
<<37>> and what they were actually doing for, for our society.
<<40>> - Currently Killa is working on projects, in local areas.
<<44>> It's a small cooperative, a small community, of professionals.
<<49>> So they're helping already quite a lot of kids.
<<51>> With the help
<<53>> of Healing Hands and doTERRA they can expand a lot.
<<57>> And what will happen with the family house in particular will be
<<60>> that they will be able to host children from all across Italy.
<<66>> - Asia, our youngest, is 8 years old, and we adopted her
<<69>> when she was about six months old.
<<71>> - She came into our life like a hurricane.
<<75>> A hurricane full of desire to live,
<<78>> and that was definitely her strength.
<<81>> Children like Asia
<<83>> need a lot of therapy straight away,
<<86>> which help them in this very important
<<90>> and very rapid phase of growth, to recover as much as possible.
<<94>> So therapies that can also be difficult
<<97>> and demanding for the child,
<<100>> with an animal companion at their side, however, become much more
<<105>> almost fun, at times.
<<109>> - The dogs jump in the air because they are so happy.
<<111>> And this is fundamental, it helps us to help others.
<<115>> - We are renovating our house
<<118>> to become the Killia foster home.
<<121>> It needed a major renovation
<<126>> to make all the spaces suitable
<<130>> for welcoming children and to accommodate every need
<<134>> and even disability.
<<136>> - Michele and Simona really reminded us
<<139>> of angels here on earth.
<<142>> And, you know, it's so humbling to see even, as a family
<<147>> how much they're sacrificing, they’re living in a tiny, tiny space right now.
<<152>> It's like, basically three bedrooms in which the five of them live
<<156>> with all their animals, just in order to be able to finish the family house.
<<161>> - They still need to buy medical equipment.
<<164>> And their future is still uncertain because,
<<167>> they don't know when they're going to finish.
<<169>> - Some situations
<<170>> are so, clinically serious that children can’t live
<<175>> more than, a few years.
<<177>> So maybe their lives will all be spent in the family house,
<<182>> with people that really, really love them as a family instead of being abandoned.
<<187>> - They are already receiving like requests
<<189>> from all parts of Italy asking, when is the Casa-la-Killia going to open?
<<195>> - In Italy there are a lot of children, really a lot,
<<199>> who need help, like Asia.
<<201>> You can help us. Help us to help these children.
<<205>> - Orphan children
<<206>> with disabilities in Italy are a reality,
<<209>> so it's up to each of us to either ignore it or decide to help.
<<213>> So please help us to make the Killia House a reality.
<<219>> Because it would really change so many lives.