Lydia M.

Lydia M. is a 15-year-old girl in Grade 8 at Kathaayoni Primary School. She lives with her mother and sister in Katheka, Tala, in a two-room Mud house while the brother has a separate room. Lydia’s mother is the sole breadwinner of the family after her father died in April 2023. She works as a peasant farmer, earning 16 euros per month, which is barely enough to meet the family’s needs and support Lydia’s education. Lydia is the family’s hope, especially after her eldest brother dropped out of school in Grade 8 due to insufficient funds, and her second eldest sister dropped out of school in Grade 6 due to a mental challenge that affected her ability to comprehend lessons. Despite these challenges, Lydia remains cheerful and hopeful for the future. Sponsoring her education would empower her to achieve her dreams, change her family’s narrative, and contribute positively to the society.

Trizah K

Trizah is a 6 year old girl in PP2. She is the first born in a family of two children. She lives with the grandmother in Bangladesh Slums. The mother gave birth to Trizah while in Form Three. She opted to continue with School and left Trizah with her mother. The grandmother is the sole bread winner of the family. She has a small business in the slum where she cooks food for sale. She makes a profit of around 2.5 Euros which all goes to food.

 They have a double decker’s in both rooms and Trizah shares the lower double decker with the grandmother as her aunt sleeps on the upper decker. If Trizah is assisted, she will be able to achieve her dream of becoming an Engineer.

Ibrahim S.

Ibrahim is 4 year old boy who lives in Bangladesh Slum in Rongai. He is the third born in a family of three. Ibrahim lives with his mother along with his brother Nathaniel in a wooden single-room house. Ibrahim joined school in the play group stage two months ago. His mother is living with HIV and Aids which she contracted four years ago. The family shares one bed where all the four of them sleep.  The rent of the house is around 6 Euros a month, excluding electricity. Ibrahims’s mother got a man who supported her during the time she received the news of her medical status. The man is a drunkard and is of no help financially, making Ibrahim’s mother the breadwinner of the family. The mother does any type of casual work that is available. Recently she developed a conditioned of convulsing which has made it harder to get job opportunities. The family is needy and if assisted Ibrahim will be able to get an education and help his mother and brothers in future.

Trevor W.

Trevor is a four-year-old boy who is in Baby Class in Okoka Primary School in Bangladesh, Rongai. He is energetic and hopeful for the future. Trevor is the third born in a family of three boys. The mother is a drunkard in Bangladesh Slum and the children stay with a grandmother who is also a drunkard.

The family lives in a single iron sheet house paying a house rent of an average of 5 Euros monthly and pays an electricity bill of 3 euros per month. The water is supplied for free in the slum by the County government of Nairobi. The grandmother who is the sole bread winner used to farm in the riverbank but after the El Nino the space where she was planting vegetables for sale was carried away by the rains.  Currently she washes clothes for people in Rongai to feed the family. They have one bed where the grandmother sleeps with the three children and the mother sleeps down on a mattress.

If Trevor is supported, he will be able to achieve his dream of being a teacher and change his life and the life of his brothers and the entire family.

Edward K.

Edward is a six year old boy who is in Play Group in Okoka Primary School in Bangladesh. He is the fourth born in a family of four children. The mother has been in two failed marriages. After a small misunderstanding Edward’s father woke up one morning and sold everything they had leaving the family in an empty house. The family lives in a single room mud house paying a monthly rent of 11 Euros. They use an average of 3 Euros per month for electricity, but the water is available as it is free courtesy of the County Government of Nairobi. The mother is a fruit vendor, but it is very hard for her now since in Kenya when we are in the cold season not many people are buying fruits. In good season she makes a profit of 3 Euros in a day. We asked her if she gets support from the father where she explained that the father remarried and no longer supports them. They have one bed which is shared by all of them. Edward loves his family and likes to play paly with his friends after school. If supported Edward can achieve his dream of being an Architect and change his life, the life of his family and community at large.

STELLA K.

Stella is a 14-year-old girl from the countryside of the Eastern Part of Kenya. The region she is from is a Semi-arid area of the country ,which means the area is mostly dry and hot for the most part of the year. In her family of seven children Stella is the sixth child. Her mother who has never been married is the sole bread winner of the family and works at other people’s farms, to be able to feed her family. Stella’s mother got all her children out of wedlock and therefore only depends on her side of the family for any financial support. Stella’s grandparents who live in the homestead nearby after seeing the living conditions gave Stella’s mother a piece of land to settle in and raise her children. On that land Stella’s mother constructed a two room brick house where she has raised all her children.

Currently in Grade 9 Stella is the only child from her family who is currently in school because all her elder siblings had to drop out of school due to the lack of School Fees. This which resulted to them working as House Maids and House Boys for other people in the nearby towns.

Stella is a bright girl with the dream of becoming a teacher. If given the opportunity Stella could make something out of her life and help her family and the society around her.

Julius M.

Julius Mumo is a 14 year old boy from the Eastern Part of Kenya. He is the Eighth born child in a family of Nine children. The father who is elderly is the sole provider of the family after Julius mother and step-mother passed on a couple of years ago. Julius, the father and Julius youngest brother who are the only ones currently living in the homestead live in a Two Room Brick House which is the family house. Due to the father’s old age Julius elder siblings who also work in the countryside but do not live with them because they have their own families and do not make much help Julius, the father and his youngest brother with money to at least buy food.

Due to the tough situation at home Julius might not make it past Primary School Level as all his other siblings dropped out of school because of the lack of School Fees. Julius dreams of working in the Police Force someday. If given the opportunity he can make something of his life and help his family as well as the community at large.

Sylvester M.

Sylvester is a 14 year old boy who is from the Eastern Part of Kenya. He lives with both his parents and seven siblings in a three room brick house. The whole family lives in the house with the rooms conjoined to each other. Sylvester’s elder brothers sleeping in one separate room outside the main house while Sylvester, his three other siblings and their parents share the two remaining rooms.

The parents who are Small Scale Farmers are the Sole Providers of the family farming both to eat and to sell. His father from time to time works in a construction when times are really tough. Sylvester is currently still in Primary School and the parents struggle to pay his fees as well as his other siblings. Given the tough economic times in the country they remain unsure if they will be able to take him to Secondary School.

Sylvester has dreams of making something of his life not only to help himself but his family out of poverty. If given the chance, Sylvester can make a great positive impact in the society.

David L.

David is an 11 year old boy who is in Grade 4. He lives with his mother and sister in a single room stone house in the slums of Kayole in Nairobi. His mother is the sole bread provider of their family since David’s father decided to take no responsibility for the child after he realized that his mother was pregnant with David. The mother was then neglected by her own family because of getting pregnant. The mother then got into another informal marriage with a new man who became David’s step-father who would mistreat David because he was not his biological son. The mother seeing this decided to live with the children on her own so that they would not be mistreated any more. David’s mother continues to work hard by washing other people’s clothes but barely makes enough money to sustain herself and her children. David is a needy case and if assisted he would achieve his dream, help his family out of family and the whole community as well.

Francis W.

Francis W. is a 15-year-old boy who lives in the Slums of Nairobi with his older sister and her family after the passing of their mother during the birth of their youngest sister. He is currently in Grade 6 at a Public School in their area of residence. Francis is in the same class with his younger brother who is 9 years old because he had to start school late due to poverty. The lack of funds made it impossible for his late mother to be able to take him to school when he was of age. His father who does odd jobs to get by, has another family with his first wife who he is also responsible for. According to Francis class teacher who we had a talk with, Francis has the potential to make something of his life if supported through his education. Therefore if given the opportunity Francis will be in a position to help his family and his siblings out of poverty.

Junior A.

Junior A. is a 9-year-old boy who lives who lives in the Slums of Nairobi with his older sister and her family after the passing of their mother during the birth of their youngest sister. He is currently in Grade 6 at a Public School in their area of residence. Junior who is in the same class as his elder brother who is 15 years old because he had to start school late due to poverty go to the same school. The lack of funds made it impossible for his late mother to be able to take him and his brother to school when they were both of age. His father who does odd jobs to get by, has another family with his first wife who he is also responsible for. According to Junior’s class teacher who we had a talk with, Junior is a bit of a slow learner. Mainly because he did not have the proper early childhood education foundation but if supported through his education, Junior can make something of his life, and the community at large