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The Children

MICHELLE ACHIENG

 

  • Parent’s Name: Rose Atieno

  • Age: 2 1/5 (29/06/2011)

  • Education: No prior schooling

  • Family Situation:  Michelle has 3 siblings. Mother is a cleaner, father is unemployed.

HILLARY ADHIAMBO

 

  • ​Age: 6 years (04.06.2008)

  • Family Status: Single mother no siblings. She is unemployed but runs a small business as a vegetable vendor.

  • Aspiration of Mother: For her child to study until university level

MARYANN AKINYI

 

  • Parent’s name : Rosebella Auko

  • Age : 3

  • She is from a single-parent family and has two siblings.

LILIAN KAGAI

 

  • ​Mother’s name: Monicah Ndina

  • Age: 4yrs

  • Family status: Single mother. One sibling. Mother is a cleaning woman.

  • Aspirations of parent: She hopes that her child will have an opportunity to go to school and get a good education.

EUGINE KIPROTICH

 

  • ​Mother’s name: Esther Mbone

  • Age: 4 years

  • Education: not enrolled in school

  • Family Status: Has one sibling. Mother is unemployed, father is casual labourer.

  • Aspirations of parents: They hope that her child will have an opportunity to go to school and get an education.

FELIX MBAYA

 

  • ​•Mother’s Name: Agnes Nafula

  • Age: 5 years

  • Family Status: Single mother. Felix has 3 siblings (17 years, 13 years and 3 years). The mother works as a washer woman.

  • Aspirations of Parent: Agnes only wishes that her children will survive and have a good future through education.

MECELINE MWAIZI

 

  • ​Mother’s name: Jackline Wanjiku

  • Age: 3 years

  • Education: No prior schooling

  • Family Status: Single parent, 5 siblings. Jackline works with AHCP Wopepea support program, making jewellery•

  • Aspirations of parents: Would like to see the children do well in school and get good jobs.

MARTIN  NYAJURE

 

  • ​Mother’s Name : Roselyn Awino

  • Age: 4 Years

  • Education:

  • Family Status: Martin has two siblings (15 years, 9 years) and is being raised by a single mother. His mother works as a casual labourer washing clothes.

  • Aspirations of parents : Roselyn would want her child to work hard, get a good education and eventually have a good steady job so he will be able to provide for his own family.

GILBERT OKOTH

 

  • ​Guardian

  • Age: 6 years (18.12.2008)

  • Education: No prior schooling.

  • Family Status: Orphaned. Has two siblings (ages 4 years and 3 years). His guardian (aunt) is unemployed but is married to a casual labourer.

  • Aspirations of Guardian: Would like to see the children do well in school and get good jobs.

ANDY JOHN OUMA

 

  • ​Mothers name: Evalyne Anyango Opul

  • Age: 3 years

  • Family status: Andy has one sibling Candy, who is eight years. Mother works as a tailor and father is a construction worker.

  • Aspiration of parent: She wants to see her child succeed and remove them from abject poverty.

ANGEL
AUSTIN  MWAHIKO

 

  • ​Mother’s Name: Joyce Mterengo

  • Age: 5 (27/04/2008)

  • Education:

  • Family Status: Austin has 6 siblings. Both parents are casual labourers.

GLORIA NGINA

 

  • ​Mother’s name: Mercy Kavuli

  • Age: 3 ½ years

  • Family Status: Father is a bodaboda operator, mother is unemployed.

  • Aspirations of parents: Would like to see their children have quality education

WILLY NOEL OGARA

 

  • ​Guardian: Antonina Mango

  • Age: 5 years (12.01.2009)

  • Family status: Orphaned. Noel has three siblings. His guardian (aunt) is a vegetable vendor.

IDRIAN OMONDI

 

  • ​Age: 3 years

  • Mother’s name: Mary Anjawa

  • Education: No prior schooling

  • Family Status: Single mother, 4 Siblings (ages under 1, 7 years, 9 years and 13 years). She works as a hairdresser in Kibera.

  • Aspirations of mother: Would like her children to study until university level.

ZITA ALGA VUGUSA

 

  • Mother’s Name: Domtilla Mmely

  • Age: 3 years

  • Education: No prior schooling

  • Family Status: Both parents work as casual labourers. Zita has 5 siblings.

  • Aspirations of parents: Would like their children to have better lives than they did. This can only materialize through education.

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