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Bright Bongong
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Brightly would like to be a Lawyer when he grows up.
Bright is living with his 74-year-old grand mother in an old two-room grass roofed house. His younger sister and brother died two and a year ago of AIDS. The old grand mother, Mary Ngasah is weak and she has no source of income, but for charity. She is 74 years old, weak with no income source.
Ngeh Ntahti
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Ngeh Glory would like to be a Teacher. She lives with her two brothers and three cousins and her aunt in a broken small two-room house. His very ill father is living with the grandfather. Glory’s aunt is the caretaker of the household. Being a widow, her sole income comes from subsistent farming, which is grossly insufficient to take care of the household.
Glory’s Aunt is her caretaker. She is a poor widow
Highly desperate situation, which needs assistance for schooling, medical care and nutrition.
Kanjo Nyah
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Kanjo has been orphaned by HIV / Aids. Nyah looks healthy, but suffers occasionally from malaria which she receives treatment through the help of the Aunt.
Presently she is attending Primary Education.
Nyah and her sister Blessing lost both parents the same year 2004. Since then, they lived with their 77 year old grand mother until when her health became increasing poor, they moved to Mama Patience, an Aunt’s house who stays alone with three of her own children. Patience now with 5 children, lives on subsistence agriculture to take care of the family she has inherited. Her very meager income is grossly insufficient to take care of the educational, health and livelihood needs of the household. Patience is a subsistent farmer who had been separated from her retired husband. Highly desperate situation, which needs assistance for schooling, medical care and nutrition.
Jefter Jefter Magweh
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Father - Victor Nkeh - died of HIV AIDS related illness . Mother - Ernestine Nsuni - is an HIV/AIDS patient with epilepsy. Jefter does not look healthy at all, he is constantly on medication for fever and malaria.
Presently he is attending Primary Education.
Jefter, his junior sister and his mother are living with their young uncle years who dropped from school to take care of them. The young uncle goes around with a borrowed push truck in order to earn some money to take care of the family. A desperate but concerned case of child labour. The increasing demand for health care for the mother and Nduko, Jefter’s junior sister puts the family in very difficult circumstances. The medical situation of Ernestine, the mother is very disturbing. Highly desperate situation, which needs assistance for schooling, medical care and nutrition.
Nyong Sandrene
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Sandrene looks healthy, though she complains occasionally of painful legs and stomach disorders. She understands English, though she cannot write as yet. Wants to be a Nurse. Sandrene lives with her two sisters and a cousin in the grand father’s two-room house. They live with their widowed aunt whose husband died just after marriage. Though the mother is a HIV/AIDS patient, she has the incumbent responsibility of feeding the family. Due to her ill health, she cannot work in the farm, thus she depends on the meager resources she gets from petty trading to care for the household.
Eva Vamboi
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Father was killed during the civil war and her mother is a teacher. She lives in a mud house, no running water or electricity. Eva and her brother Matthew live their grandparents who are not gainfully employed. They cannot provide 2 meals a day. They sometimes go without food. Her grandmother sells kerosene per pint for their survival. She has some difficulty in speaking - stutters / stammers. Favorite subjects: Reading. Hobbies: Playing with toys.
Bamboh Randolf
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Randolf looks healthy, but suffers occasionally from malaria and nose bleeding. He understands and speaks very little English. Desires to be a Motor Mechanic.
Randof lives with his grand mother and brother Desmond Nformi in their grand father’s two-room house. His elder brother dropped out of school after the father’s death to look after the mother who too died three years after in 2005. With the health of their grand mother deteriorating, the future of Randof and his brother is very uncertain. They have no source of income but for goodwill. Their grand mother is 75 years old and suffers frequently from backaches and cough.
Caroline Yainkain Kanu
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Caroline has the desire to learn, but she is poorly financed, lacks school materials. She lives in a home built of zinc sheets with no water, no electricity. Her family has been affected by the war. Her mother is a petty trader and her father is a janitor / cleaner. Favorite subjects: Religious and moral Education, English, Social Studies.
Hobbies: Reading, singing and cooking, watching movies
Celistine Njah Nsami
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Celistine looks healthy, but suffers occasionally from stomach disorders which she receives traditional treatment. Her mother and father both died of HIV/AIDS. She speaks and writes English
Future aspiration: Computer analyst.
She lives with her three brothers under the care of their Aunt, Monica Monyab in her one room house. The roof was blown off by wind and is just being covered with grass.
Celistine and mother are living under very poor and uncomfortable conditions. The aunt survives through meager subsistence farm produce.
The Aunt Monica is very old and often ill. Her ever poor health makes it difficult for her to provide regular livelihood needs for the grand children.
Highly desperate situation, which needs assistance for schooling, medical care and nutrition.
Assanatu Ngobeh
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Favorite subjects: Maths and English. Hobbies: reading, singing, cooking and washing up / doing dishes. Assanatu’s mother died at child birth, shortly after Assanatu was born. Her father is disabled and not gainfully employed. Assanatu is living with her father’s family friend in Bo, who is a single parent with five children. Overall Health: Healthy. Hre future aspiration is to be a teacher. She lives in a cement house, no running water, electricity is available. Assanatu is brilliant, but she will not be able to achieve her aspirations without your support.
Jerry Yakong
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Jerry speaks but cannot write English well. he would like to become a Tailor. Jerry has one brother and a sister. They all live with their grand parents in their makeshift two room house. They share the house with their younger cousins who sleep in the same room they cook in.
Jerry’s mother Glory Malah being HIV/AIDS infected is increasingly becoming incapable of providing Jerry with basic educational and livelihood needs. She barely gets her therapy through the sale of some farm produce.
Glory Malah is an HIV/AIDS infected patient, though on therapy is increasingly becoming incapable of taking care of Jerry.
Highly desperate situation, which needs assistance for schooling, medical care and nutrition.
Ruth Admire Kanu
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A very brilliant and promising child, but the effect of the war on the family makes it very difficult for the father to provide for all the children. Ruth wants to be a Secretary. Father is a janitor / cleaner and mother is a petty trader. Favorite subjects: Maths, ESPS, French. Hobbies: Singing
Nelson Njonyu
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Nelson and his elder cousin Brain up to December 5th 2007, was living with his 74 year old Grand father. Unfortunately he died of liver disease on 5 December 2007. Presently he is staying with his 68 year old grand mother who is also ill. They live in an old corrugated sheet roofed house which the grand father had built. With no finances and the failing heath of the grandmother, Nelson and the cousin’s education were suspended this second term and he is not sure when his fees shall be taken care of for him to continue. Nutrition wise, they hardly can afford two meals a day.
Any support shall provide a lot of hope to this family. Highly desperate situation, which needs assistance for schooling, Medicare and nutrition.
Grace Tiangay Kanu
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Grace needs to be helped to achieve her dreams. Home conditions: Zinc sheet home / walls, no water, no electricity. She likes Reading and Writing. Her hobbies are reading, singing and helping others. Grace's overall health is good. Her mother is a petty trader and her father is a janitor / cleaner.
Zenobia Roberts
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My name is Zenobia Roberts. I come from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone. My favorite subject is reading. Both of my parents are deceased. I have eight siblings. I am currently living with my grandparents in a zinc house with no running water or electricity.
Thank you for your sponsorship. With your help I am able to continue my schooling.
Alida Akwanwir
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Not enrolled in school for lack of sponsorship. Would very much like to go to school. Likes singing
She is crippled as seen in the picture. Though generally healthy finds it very difficult working on the borrowed crutches and shoes.
Alida lives with her mentally derange mother and an epileptic brother in an abandoned house. The house leaks during the rains and they have neither electricity nor water. Wet and cold in the rainy season and very dusty in the dry season. There are no sanitary provisions in the house.
The family survives mainly on charity from passersby which is hardly enough to take care of their medical care, nutrition to mention education for young Alida.
Nutrition wise, they hardly are sure of a meal. Any support shall provide a lot of hope to this family and enable Alida to school. Highly desperate situation, which needs assistance for schooling, Medicare and nutrition.
Rosaline Jalloh
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My name is Rosaline Jalloh. I am a twin and my sister is called Martha. I have another sister and three brothers. I live in Freetown the capital city of Sierra Leone. I live with my mother I and love to go to school.
Thank you for your sponsorship and for giving me the opportunity to continue to come to school. With your sponsorship I will be able to complete my school and contribute to my country.
Mariagoriti Wirnyu
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Likes playing football
He is healthy and smart looking boy
The family lives in a two room rented house which the father finds very difficult meeting the rents. With a poor income from peasant farming they cannot afford health care, nutrition and education for the children. They fetch water from a stream. Their house has no electricity often very cold and dark.
Nutrition wise, they hardly can afford two meals a day and she is often sent out of school for non-payment of fees and materials. Presently, out of five, the family can only afford sending one to school. Any support shall provide a lot of hope to this family
Nfor Zidan Nfor Zidan
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Likes drawing and coloring. He likes playing football
He had retarded growth and speech problems. He has difficulties handling something. He is physically disabled and frequently suffers from stomach problems and looks weak.
Zidan lives with his grandmother and two aunts in a three room house is zinc sheet house and have electricity. They carry water from a nearby stream. He attends school erratically due to non payment of fees. They barely survive as food is concern.
Any support shall be very helpful to Zidan’s future.
Patricia Koroma
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My name is Patricia Koroma. I come from the Temne tribe in Sierra Leone. My father is a black smith and my mom is a petty trader. We live in a mud house with no running water or electricity. I have four siblings.
My favorite subject is mathematics and I love to play hoola hoop. When I grow up I hope to become a nurse. I am very thankful for your sponsorship. Because of your help, all my daily needs are met. I’m so excited about your sponsorship. May God richly bless you
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