Anna Maria is a paternal orphan who lives with her mother with two brothers and two sisters at Jemba village. Her father was killed by boda boda (motorcycle) thieves who killed him with a hammer and took his boda boda. They live in a rented room with no land on which they can grow food … Read more

Angel lives with her mother in a rented one-room house at Jemba Village. She is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV AIDS. Her mother is also HIV positive but fortunately Angel is HIV negative. The family has no piece of land on which they can grow crops, and the mother has no permanent … Read more

Alimon is a double orphan whose mother died delivering him and his father died of diabetes. Alimon has been living with his grandmother who has been caring for him. His grandmother has no job and she has grown too old to work. They have a small piece of land on which they grow plants for … Read more

Christine lives with her grandmother, because her mother abandoned her and her four other children to go and look for work. Her father has also neglected his responsibilities of caring for the family. The elder grandmother has a small piece of land where she grows crops for food and for selling, but on a small … Read more

Christopher stays with his grandmother, because his mother and father have both abandoned him. The family has a small piece of land on which they grow food crops but the grandmother has grown old and sometimes she is affected with age-related diseases. So, sometimes the family finds it difficult to meet their basic needs like … Read more

Yowane is a paternal orphan whose father died of HIV/AIDs. He lives with his mother who is also HIV/AIDs positive and on ART, but fortunately Yowane is HIV negative. He lives with his two sisters and a brother in a rented room at Jemba village. His mother who is the family caregiver has no job, … Read more

Shaban is a paternal orphan and stays with her mother at Jemba village in a rented room. Her father died in an accident and her mother has no land to cultivate. Therefore food for domestic consumption is bought from the market and purchased from neighbours. Her mother has no permanent job, but she only looks … Read more

Wickliffe is a paternal orphan whose father died in an accident. Wickliffe was left in the care of his disabled grandmother who has no formal job. Wickliffe lives a very hard life as you can imagine and cannot afford even some of the basic things in life. He wants to go to school, but this … Read more

Jane is a very outgoing girl with a very caring heart towards her fellow young ones. She cares for them by washing their clothes and doing other chores to serve the family.  Jane is starting Primary 7 and she has a big dream to become a doctor. She has seen and been touched by other … Read more

Eric is a 10-year-old boy whose mother left him at an early age. He lives with his father, three biological siblings and six adopted siblings. He is very helpful around the house and takes great care of his little sisters. He cares for pigs and helps with the planting and fish pond. His father is … Read more