Rathwa is the only child to her mother and lives with her grandmother, whilst the father has not supported Rathwa since birth. Rathwa and her mother have been part of Nasio’s Mother’s Journey, to help young mothers raise their children. Since being part of the programme, Rathwa has increased in strength and development. Rathwa will […]
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Faith was born on the 19th March 2020 and lives with her father, mother, brother and sister in a one roomed thatched house. Faith has joined St Irene ECDC in 2024 and is thrilled to start learning and is most looking forward to her reading lessons in the playgroup class. She loves playing on the […]
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Moses lives with his father, mother, three brothers and two sisters in a three roomed house. He is excited to join St Irene in 2024 in the playgroup class, meet new friends and start learning. At home, Moses sleeps on the floor of their house as they can’t afford any bedding.
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Everlyne is the seventh born in a family of seven children. Her parents did not complete primary school and Everlyne is determined to do as well as she can do with her education. Everlyne helps her family at home by fetching water from the community waterpoint, that they use for all their domestic purposes.
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Baldwin is the last born in a family of five children and has two brothers and two sisters. Sadly, his father in unable to work due to mental health challenges which leaves Baldwin’s mother as the sole breadwinner of the family. Baldwin is looking forward to learning in St Irene’s playgroup class in 2024.
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Bakari is the penultimate born of five children and has three sisters and one brother. His father works away from the family home and sends money back to his wife as often as he can, but this only amounts to around one thousand shillings a month. Bakari’s mother looks for casual jobs each morning but […]
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Sherfine is the youngest of four daughters to her parents and has started her education in St Irene’s playgroup class in January 2024. Both of Sherfine’s parents did not complete primary education and therefore look for casual jobs each morning to try and earn a living and cater for their children. Sherfine lives in a […]
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Felix is a partial orphan, who now lives with his grandparents after his mother left him at the age of one. Sadly, his father passed away in Felix’s early years. Felix is excited about joining St Irene’s playgroup class this year to work hard in his education. At home, Felix has no bed and, therefore, […]
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Victorina is the second born in a family of three children and has two brothers. She lives in a two roomed mud house, with grass thatching for their roof. Victorina is excited to start school at St. Irene’s playgroup class and to change her family’s fortune around. Her parents look for casual jobs each morning […]
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Carren has joined St. Irene’s playgroup class in 2024 and is excited to start learning. She lives with her grandmother, elder brother and cousins in a one roomed house and sleeps with her grandmother on a chair so she doesn’t fall in the night. At home, Carren helps her grandmother fetch water from the community […]
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