Dear friends,

I have recently visited a small village in Zadar hinterland. The village has been destroyed during the war and Croatian authorities have invested some money to repair roofs and enable return of refugees.

Part of the village

One of them is the very sympathetic old lady that we call "granny". I don't know how old she is, I even don't know her name, but I think about her a lot. Without electricity or water she is still extremely happy to be back to her village. She will not go back to Zadar to a small apartment of her daughter.

Granny washing the dishes (water from the well)

Our granny is very positive looking forward to the future. Her family is supporting her as much as they can, and they have done a lot. Yet, destroyed house needs a lot. Nanny's biggest wish now is to make a new façade on the house.

Granny's house

I hope we might help her. I am starting the fund-raising for her myself; nothing official, nothing big. I ask you as my friends and colleagues to trust my good intentions and to help with some small spare money that I will collect from you and give to nanny. Neither granny nor her family know about it yet, because they would most probably – proud as they are – declare that they would survive without help and that there are more needed. Which might be the truth, but we have a chance now to do something special.
Please, react positively to this mail. I am planning to visit the granny if I can then make a "surprise donation". You will get a full report about the money collected, and new pictures of the granny.

The Granny

Contact Branka here if you would like to ask her any questions or make any contributions :-)