CATHERINE
Mary Barasa
Brendah Masitsa
Shaline Obieba
Morphine Musindalo
Dianah Anyiso
Evangeline Were Lumbasi
Ben Amuko
Noel Luchiko
Paul Wesa

Benjamin Tsuma
Emmanuel Olunga
Vivian Mutambi
Lillian Maina
Jane Lulibitsa
Cynthia Nakhungu
Daisy Nabisino
Sharon Mukoya
Gladys Makokha
Frieda Mutika
Abednego Omukoko
Silas Indeche
Trophosa Ambunya
Orphan’s Name- Daisy Nabisino
Daisy is an orphan who stays with her mother in rental houses at Shianda Market. She is 9 years old and the last born in her family.
She goes to school at Mukambi Primary School and she is in grade 3. In school Daisy performs exceptionally well because she sometimes in the top 5.Her favorite subject is Mathematics.Her dream is to become a High School teacher.
Her mother’s name is Phaice Kakai and her dad passed on in 2004, March.She has two siblings whom they stay together with her mother.
Daisy is in deep need. She lacks most of her basic needs e.g clothes, mattress,blanket,shoes,socks,mosquito net e.t.c. She also needs good shelter and food.She loves eating Ugali, meat, chicken and cowpeas.
Daisy is a hardworking girl because she assists her mother in washing the dishes,cleaning the compound,cleaning the house and she also takes care of neighbors‘ children.
Healthwise,Daisy has good health but sometimes she feels headache,stomach pains and has an ear infection.
Daisy is a Christian and she goes to Shianda Cornerstone Church with her mother.She attends SundaySchool Service where she sometimes leads praise and worship.
Orphan’s Name- Cynthia Nakhungu
Cynthia is a total orphan who stays with her grandmother,Hellen Ayungu at Ikoli village. She is 12 years old and has two siblings,one aged 8 and the other 5.Since she is the oldest, she takes care of her siblings.
She goes to school at Shiakhulo Primary School and she is in grade 5. Her best subjects are Math, Science and Agriculture. She is active in school and plays legball. After school her dream career is to become a doctor in future. She is particularly interested in helping women have babies.
Cynthia is hardworking too. She helps by washing utensils, sweeping the house and fetching water from the river.
Cynthia”s living standards are poor.Her grandma takes local brew and doesn’t look for food for the children hence they go to bed on empty stomachs often.She even goes ahead and givse the children the brew which contributes to their poor health because they feel dizzy, get headaches and stomachaches. Cynthia hopes to move from her grandma’s home and find a place that will be conducive to school so she can concentrate on her studies and live well.
Cynthia lost her dad in a crude way which was unexpected.In 2007 there were clashes after general elections.People were fighting all over and there was a lot of blood shed so Cynthia’s dad was murdered.
Cynthia goes to Makunga Cornerstone Church.She is good at reciting poems and drama. She appears to be a very bright girl with great potential.
Emmanuel Olunga.
Emmanuel is very cute and very cheerful. Even though he overheard this family members saying they didn’t want him and wanted him to live somewhere else where he could be cared for, he ignored it and remained cheerful. He was gregarious and enjoyed the camera. He was very playful and energetic. This boy has a lot of potential due to his good strong nature. He has no brothers or sisters. He is 7 years old and in class 2. His parents have been gone for 2 years. They died from AIDS. Jemima is his maternal aunt. She is not receiving any help from the church and cannot care for him. Emmanuel likes beans and rice. He loves to play football. Even though he does not have AIDS, he is insulted by friends and lives in a bad environment. He needs a place he can be accepted and encouraged. He lives with several children ages 17, 14, 12, 5 and 1.
Orphan’s Name- Benjamin Tsuma
Benjamin is a total orphan who stays with his grandmother,Regina Nafula at Ituti village. He is 3 years old and he hasn’t started to go to school yet due to poor financial status and also the school is far away from his home. He has neither brothers nor sisters.His parents died when he was 11/2 years.
Benjamin’s favorite food is rice and beans.he likes drawing and modeling using clay.His grandmother does a lot for him to survive. She prepares him food and also clothes him.
Benjamin and his grandma fellowship at Ituti Cornerstone Church.
Orphan’s Name - Paul Wesa
Paul is a lovable boy who is a total orphan and stays with his elder brother,Christopher in their father’s land.He lost his mum in a tragic accident which really affected his father who suffered a heart attack and died eventually. He is eight years old. He is in class one. He is much bigger than the other children and the setback and time without schooling has put him behind. He is trying, but he struggles. He needs shoes and clothes. He doesn’t ask for these, but it is obvious that he has needs. For many visits, he never smiled. Now he smiles occasionally.
Orphan’s Name- Ben Amuko
Ben is a total orphan who parents succumbed to AIDS.He is six years old and he is in pre-unit.He stays with his grandma who consumes local brew and therefore she doesn’t give proper care to Ben. Sometimes he does not get enough food and sleeps on an empty stomach.He has a sister but she is married.
In school, Ben is not so good in class but he keeps trying. He is not talkative.He likes playing with other boys,he is also good at drawing and painting.
Ben requires basic needs like shoes,uniform and other school stuff.
Noel Luchiko
Noel lives in the same home as Ben Amuko and both have the same situation. Her father died of AIDS and the mother left her with the grandmother to remarry and the man doesn’t want her. She is in pre-unit and is 6 years old. She is very adorable. She enjoys math and skipping rope. Her grandmother is handicapped and cannot care for Ben and Noel. She depends on brewing and gives the children brew to make them sleep when they are hungry. She frequently misses school. On many occasions I went to visit her at the school and she was absent.
Orphan’s Name- Sharon Mukoya
Sharon is 13 years old and stays with her aunt.She was born out of wedlock and has never seen her mom. She is in class 7.Her best subject is Science and she would like to become a nurse in future.She doesn’t miss school which is good.
She helps at home by sweeping,washing dishes and taking care of the other children
She goes to Shianda Cornerstone Church.She reads the Bible. She was barefoot at school on the day we met her there. We picked her up on another day as she was walking a long way to the road to meet someone on the main road who had told her they would give her a ride home. We took her to the meeting place to save her some time and effort. She was thankful.
Orphan’s Name- Dianah Anyiso
Diana is 13 years old and stays with her aunt,Praxidia. She is in class seven and likes reading story books.She wishes to become a lawyer in future.Her favorite food is Ugali. She lives with three other children in the home, ages 19, 17, and 9. She goes to the Cornerstone Church in Muhaleri. She wanted people to know that she needs school fees. She has been without food and without clothes and she has no peace with her guardian. She is eager to move somewhere where she can be sure to get an education. Her uniform costs about 3500 ksh or $50. She needs clothes, shoes, books, and transport.
Evangeline Were
Evangeline is 14 years old in Class 7. She stays with her Aunt Maureen. She loves Ugali and playing football. When asked what she wanted people to know about her, she stated that she needs school fees, clothes and food. She lives with three other children in the home, ages 6, 3, and 6 months. She doesn’t have to take care of the children much. Her main jobs are fetching water, collecting firewood, and washing clothes.
Freida ---FRIDAH
Frieda lives with her aunt and she is 9 years old. She has been an orphan since 2004 when her parents died of HIV (2004.) She lives in a home with seven children and resources are very scarce. She is in abject poverty. She is in grade 4 and does well in school. She loves football and singing. She enjoys her Kiswahilli classes. When she grows up she wants to be a teacher. She has no school uniform, which is a cultural taboo here. She does not even have a blanket to sleep on.
Gladys
Gladys has a mother who appears to love her very much and Gladys loves her mother, Hilda Luta. however, Gladys father died of a chest problem in 2004 and left the mother destitute. Gladys is the last of four children in the home but the only one attending school. She is very bright. She was always in the same white dress every single visit and every time I saw her. The mother has older children who have taken everything from her. The other children living with Gladys mistreat her and she desperately wants to be educated. She enjoys singing, talking poems, and English. She wants to be a high school teacher. Every time I have visited, she has really enjoyed and participated in church and was so vocal during praise and worship. I met her on my first visit. At that time, she had a ringworm evident on her scalp. She has not been to the doctor for it even once. Her scalp deteriorated until she lost most of the hair on the top of her head. She kept her head covered, but she sleeps in the dirt at night with her siblings in a tiny space with dirty rags.
Gladys patiently endured painful treatment in order to get better. She did not complain about injections nor the painful scraping of her head. She consented to having the puss wounds on her scalp lanced. Once the treatment began, though, she was screaming in consolably. it was pure torture. After about 30 minutes, I suggested we stop and give her a break. The doctor suggested we stop completely and bring her back another day and sedate her. We gave her serious tranquilizers and she remained completely coherent. Any one of us would have passed out. The doctor gave her enough to knock out a grown man. She still consented to treatment knowing the intense pain she would have to endure. It was sickening. Still, she screamed and whipped around still careful not to knock the doctor away. Even when I thought she would die, she consented to still another wound to be lanced. She begged the doctor to go slowly. She was panting with fear and exhaustion. and then the screaming began. After all that, we could not send her home with open sores to sleep in the dirt! I kept her with me and purchased bedding and washing materials and treated her morning and night. I taught her to wash herself and keep her hands clean all day. She was very compliant and eager to take care of herself properly. She even learned not to litter! She would just throw her food scraps out the car window or out of the window of Titus’ house! She learned to gather it together nicely and not to push sugar onto the floor from the table. Gladys is really smart and sweet. She is very motivated. I pray she can have a good life.

Jane
Jane lives with her grandmother and nine children in the home (Also Vivian and Lillian.) She has a fungal rash on her neck that is untreated. (I purchased the needed medicine and she healed nicely.) She is a beautiful girl, but her health is not good. She is frequently sick, has headaches and has chest problems. She wants to be a nurse. Science is her favorite and she is in the 8th grade. She has no brothers and sisters. She enjoys playing netball. She would like to have shoes and clothes and live in a good place. She is eager to get her education. Her grandmother cannot afford the costs. All of the children were dressed poorly on the day that we stopped by. Her jobs are fetching water, sweeping house, cleaning the compound, and collecting firewood. She has a birth certificate. (That was an interesting piece of information that she was proud to tell me.)
Lillian
Lillian would like to be a driver when she grows up. This answer created snickers in the children sitting around her listening but she was sure. She doesn’t know her birthday. She does have a sister who is 9 and wants to stay with their grandmother. But she wants to go to school and she would like to have shoes. She enjoys football and learning Kiswahili. Her health is good. She lost her father in 2009 and her mother left her behind when she remarried.
Vivian
Vivian became an orphan in 2006. She was sick on the day I visited. She also had a scalp condition similar to the fungal infection that Jane had on her neck, but Jane’s was much worse. She has not been able to see the doctor and the condition is worsening. When she grows up, she would like to be a pilot. She is a natural athlete who is very good at running. She is 13 and in class 7. Her favorite school subjects are Swahili and English. She was born out of wedlock and lost her mother to HIV. Her chores are fetching water and washing clothes. When asked what she wanted people to know about her, she asked for school fees. She really wants to go to school.
Abednego
In Kenya, Abednego is called a double orphan. He has neither parent. He lives with the brother to the father--his uncle. There is only one other child in the home. He is 11 years old and in class 4. That means he is behind. He should be in 5th of 6th. His father died of AIDS. His favorite subjects are Swahili and Math. He loves to play football. He has rashes sometimes but never goes to the doctor. I asked him what his problems were in life and he said that he needs clothes. I asked him what he would want people to know about him and he said he wants to be a businessman or a doctor.
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