At the same time, he and his wife were finding it increasingly difficult to buy enough food for their four children.

The group says the funds were used to buy Christmas gifts for the rebels' children.

This is an important issue in Malawi, where some people are too poor to buy exercise books for their children.

Then she snapped - and bought $40 worth of junk food for her children.

Many families do not have enough money to buy uniforms or notebooks for their children.

And still others insisted they were only buying them for their children.

She said much of the reason was that some parents who could afford private health care did not buy it for their children.

Today, the couple were already buying toys for their three children, ages 15, 10 and 8.

People who read this warning will not buy these toys for their children or grandchildren.

I don't buy soda for my own children or bring home fast food.