Child Sponsorship – Help Kids In Desperate Need In Western Kenya

Scovia Sakala

• Date of birth: 14/12/2006
• Support needed: Up to £30.00 a month i

Scovia lives with her grandparents and her sister.  Scovia was born out of wedlock, when the mother was in form two. The mother managed to complete secondary school education after Scovia’s birth, leaving Scovia with the maternal grandmother. After school Scovia’s mother left with her to go to Yimbo town in Nyanza province  to work for a small business to earn a living. It was at Yimbo, in a relative’s house, that the fire tragedy befell them. Scovia’s mother died while trying to search for Scovia, who was rescued by neighbours.

The family lives in a three roomed mud house with iron sheet roofing. They own a farm where they always plant maize and beans. Currently they have ploughed both their main farm and their kitchen garden in preparation for the planting seasons.  At home Scovia helps in the kitchen and with cleaning, washing clothes and collecting firewood.

Scovia is a disciplined and a very hardworking girl. At school her favourite subject is science. Last year during the Covid-19 school break Scovia actively attended the feeding programme and also participated in all the activities and chores she was paired in.