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VICODEC
Child Sponsorship Program
Ongata Rongai, Kenya
We have over 120 children who are in need of sponsorships! Please review the following profiles and consider becoming a sponsor.
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Online Sponsorship Form
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JUDY BUYAKI - SPONSORED
Child ID Number: 51
Age: Six years old
Born: August 8, 2001
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Interests: Playing with dolls, skipping rope, English, mathematics, and chores such as cleaning and washing dishes
Parents: Single Mother Irene Nyanjoka abandoned Judy; Judy is now under her grandmother Martha Kwamboka's care
Siblings: None
Financial Situation: Grandmother unable to do jobs because of poor health; no stable source of income
Home Life Details: Judy lives with three other cousins; children sleep on the floor
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JUDY KEMUNTO KEBEKA -SPONSORED
Child ID Number: 52
Age: Eight years old
Born: April 5, 2000
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Kisii
Interests: Playing ball games, skipping rope, reading, and chores such as washing utensils and sweeping
Parents: Charles Kebeka and Hellen Bosibori
Siblings: Lydia Mukiria (1985), Ruth Moraa (1987), Gladys Monyangi (1992), Zebulon Sule (1994), and Joseph Ondieki (1998)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother sells fruits and vegetables
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home with a pit latrine but no electricity or water; they use charcoal to cook; Judy sleeps on the floor
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KAISER MAKORI MACHOKA
Child ID Number: 53
Age: Six years old
Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Kisii
Interests: Football and chores such as house cleaning
Parents: Patrick Machoka and Lydia Kemunto
Siblings: Anthony Mauti (2004)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room rental home with electricity but without water; the children sleep on the floor
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KELVIN JUDA LUMELA
Child ID Number: 54
Born: 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Luo
Interests: Mathematics
Parents: David Omella and Jessica Omella
Siblings: Jude Thrime (1993), Douglas Nabot (1997), and Rodgers Kutiba (2000)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer in a quarry, and Mother is jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home shared between seven people without electricity or water; they use charcoal and firewood to cook; children sleep on the floor
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KELVIN ("KEVU") THUKU
Child ID Number: 55
Age: Four years old
Born: October 9, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Playing with tires, ball games, mathematics, drawing, and chores such as cleaning utensils
Parents: Peter Kungu and Lucy Wamaitha
Siblings: Eric Gichuru (2001)
Financial Situation: Father works as an occasional barber, and Mother has no reliable source of income Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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LEAH SABAKO - SPONSORED
Child ID Number: 56
Age: Four years old
Born: 2004
Location: Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Art
Parents: Nahason Leseno and Monica Mueni
Siblings: Michael Maingi (1998), Rael Mwende (2001), and Moses Ikhonye (2006)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer in a quarry, and Mother is a cleaner; no stable source of income
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home and uses a stove and charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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MARTHA WANGARE
Child ID Number: 57
Born: 2002
Location: Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu
Interests: Playing ball games, skipping rope, English, mathematics, and chores such as fetching water and washing utensils
Parents: Samuel Maina and Sarah Njeri
Siblings: Teresa Wanjiru (1984), Peter Wangare (1985), Ruth Wangare (1988), Eric Nyaga (1993), Jeridah Nyambura (2000), and Ziporah Wambui (2006)
Financial Situation: Father works as a caretaker of a house in Ongata Rongai, and Mother is jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in wooden home sublet from Samuel's employer without electricity or water and uses firewood to cook
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MERCY CHRISTINE ROBILLO
Child ID Number: 58
Born: December 12
Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Luo
Interests: Singing, skipping rope, mathematics, English, and chores such as cleaning the house
Parents: Mother died when Mercy was young; now under her Aunt Phoebe Sande's care, who also cares for other children
Siblings: Lucy Akinyi (1998)
Financial Situation: Aunt works as a nearby school
Home Life Details: Family lives in home sublet from the school and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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MICHAEL OCHIENG
Child ID Number: 59
Age: Four years old
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Luo
Interests: Playing football and chores such as fetching water and clearning
Parents: Father passed away; Caroline Akinyi
Siblings: Steph Otieno (1987), Elizabeth Otieno (1991), Peter Ooko (1993), Starney Owino (2007)
Financial Situation: Mother sells some vegetables but is very ill
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room rental home with a pit latrine but no electricity or water; they use charcoal and firewood to cook; the boys sleep on the floor
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MISHSACK NYAMBARIGA
Child ID Number: 60
Age: Four years old
Born: June 15, 2004
Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Kisii
Interests: Singing, playing football, drawing, mathematics, and chores such as sweeping
Parents: Jackson Omoga and Florence Mrema
Siblings: Mitchel Moraa (2002)
Financial Situation: Father has no reliable source of income, and Mother sells green vegetables and fruit
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room stone rental home; children sleep on the floor
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MITCHEL MORAA
Child ID Number: 61
Age: Six years old
Location: Laiser in Ongata rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Kisii
Interests: Singing and chores such as kitchen work
Parents: Jackson Omoga and Florence Mrema
Siblings: Mishack Nyambariga (2004)
Financial Situation: Father has no reliable source of income, and Mother sells green vegetables and fruit
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room stone rental home; children sleep on the floor
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MONICA NYALESO MBADU
Child ID Number: 62
Age: Six years old
Born: 2002
Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Singing, playing with dolls, and chores such as washing utensils
Parents: Joseph Mbadu and Janet Minago
Siblings: Elvin Anyoso (2003) and Julius Otieno (2007)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer and cooks at a nearby school, and Mother is jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room stone rental home and uses charcoal to cook
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MONICAH NZILANI
Child ID Number: 63
Age: Five years old
Born: January 25, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kamba and Kiswahili
Interests: Singing, ball games, mathematics, and coloring
Parents: Paramount Mwema and Jane Mukai
Siblings: Jackline Mbithe (1993), Titus Muthini (1997), Morris Mutie (2001), and Paul Musyoka (2006)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is a housewife; no reliable source of income
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room stone rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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MORRIS MUTIE MUEMA
Child ID Number: 64
Age: Seven years old
Born: June 16, 2001
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kamba and Kiswahili
Interests: Playing ball games, drawing, and mathematics
Parents: Paramount Mwema and Jane Mukai
Siblings: Jackline Mbhith (1993), Titus Muthini (1997), Monicah Nzilani (2003), and Paul Musyoka (2006)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is a housewife; no reliable source of income
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room stone rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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NANCY NYAMBURA ALI
Child ID Number: 65
Age: Five years old
Born: 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Swahili and Kikuyu
Interests: Singing, playing ball games, English, and mathematics
Parents: Parents separated; Mother Alice Wanjiku is HIV positive
Siblings: Half sister Asha Ali (2000)
Financial Situation: No stable income due to Mother's poor health; dependent upon other relatives and well wishers Home Life Details: Family lives in relative's home and uses charcoal to cook
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NICHOLAS OMONDI
Child ID Number: 66
Age: Four years old
Born: July 29, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Interests: Playing with tires and balls, mathematics, Kiswahili, and chores such as cleaning utensils
Parents: Tobias Otieno
Siblings: Beatrice Akoth (1992), Sarah Aoko (1995), and Kelvin Ochieng (2001)
Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers
Home Life Details: Family lives in a small rental home with a pit latrine but no electricity or water; they use firewood to cook; children sleep on the floor
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PAUL AHENDA - SPONSORED
Child ID Number: 67
Age: Four years old
Born: November 22, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Interests: Football, playing with toys, drawing, English, and chores such as cleaning utensils and fetching water
Parents: Father passed away late 2007; Mother Josephine Auma
Siblings: Collins Onyango (2007)
Financial Situation: No stable source of income
Home Life Details: Relatives on Father's side threw out family and took all possessions after Father's death while Josephine was pregnant; Paul's family currently living with Aunt and other cousins in single-room tin rental home without electricity or water; they use charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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PAUL WERE - SPONSORED
Child ID Number: 68
Age: Four years old
Born: June 14, 2004
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Luhya and Swahili
Interests: Playing football and with toys, mathematics, coloring, and Chores such as sweeping
Parents: Simon Malala and Rosemary Malala
Siblings: Joyce Abiche (2006)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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PRUNILA MWEREMA
Child ID Number: 69
Age: Six years old
Born: April 30, 2002
Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai
Interests: Singing, skipping rope, mathematics, Kiswahili, and chores such as sweeping
Parents: Wicliff Ingailu and Lilian Khavele
Siblings: Siprina Ambogo (2004)
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in single-room stone rental home with a pit latrine but no electricity or water; they use firewood to cook; children sleep on the floor
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REBECCA AKINYI
Child ID Number: 70
Age: Five years old
Born: March 28, 2003
Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Skipping rope, singing, mathematics, and chores such as cleaning utensils
Parents: Charles Otieno and Milka Otieno
Siblings: Samuel Ochieng (2006)
Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers
Home Life Details: Family shares a stone rental home with water and a pit latrine but no electricity; they use charcoal to cook; Rebecca sleeps on the floor
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ROBERT OMONDI ODHIAMBO
Child ID Number: 71
Age: Four years old
Born: August 24, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Football, running, and mathematics
Parents: Karen Aoko, widow
Siblings: Pauline Anyango (1988), Joakim Ochieng (1993), Naomi Akinyi (1997), and Cynthia Akoth (1999)
Financial Situation: Mother works as a casual laborer
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; some children share bed and others sleep on the floor
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RUKIA KALICHA
Child ID Number: 72
Age: Five years old
Born: April 8, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Singing, mathematics, and chores such as cleaning utensils
Parents: Kalicha Bolm and Dapo Ngombaba
Siblings: Ramathan Kalicha (2005) and Hassan Kalicha (2007)
Financial Situation: Father is currently jobless, and Mother occasionally does laundry within Ongata Rongai estates
Home Life Details: Family lives in a small tin rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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SAMUEL MWANGAI
Child ID Number: 73
Born: 2002
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu
Interests: Playing football, reading, and chores such as cleaning dishes
Parents: Single Mother Mary Wanjiku
Siblings: Joseph Nyoike (1999), Ann Wambui (2003), and Grace Wairimu (2006)
Financial Situation: Mother is currently jobless; family depends on well wishers for support
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room mud rental home with a pit latrine but no electricity or water; they use firewood and charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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SARAH ACHIENG
Child ID Number: 74
Age: Three years old
Born: October 27, 2004
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Playing with dolls, drawing, reading, and chores such as cleaning utensils
Parents: Denis Otieno and Janet Aoko
Siblings: None
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room rental home with electricity but no water; they use charcoal to cook; Sarah sleeps on the floor
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SHARON ATIENO
Child ID Number: 75
Born: 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Singing, playing ball, and mathematics
Parents: Orphan; Aunt Rose Adhiambo cares for children
Siblings: Brian Odhiambo (1998) and Leagan Oyieko (2000)
Financial Situation: Aunt is jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in a tin rental home with a pit latrine but without electricity or water
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STEPHEN SAKOMBE
Child ID Number: 76
Age: Seven years old
Born: October 4, 2000
Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kiswahili and Luo
Interests: Playing with toys, football, English Kiswahili, and chores such as cleaning
Parents: Andrew Otina and Grace Anyango
Siblings: Dancan Ombija (2002)
Financial Situation: Father works as casual laborer in stone quarries, and Mother occasionally sells green vegetables
Home Life Details: Family lives in a rental home with a pit latrine but no electricity or water; they use charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor
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SUSAN NJOKI KINYUA
Child ID Number: 77
Age: Five years old
Born: April 20, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Singing, English, and chores such as washing utensils
Parents: William Kinyua and Rosemary Muthoni
Siblings: Rebecca Kinyua (1990) and Jane Nyawira (1992)
Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers
Home Life Details: Family shares in a small rental house with electricity but no water among seven people; they use charcoal to cook; Susan sleeps on the floor
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VICTOR NYAKWEBA- SPONSORED
Child ID Number: 78
Age: Five years old
Born: February 7, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Languages: Kisii and Kiswahili
Interests: Playing with toys, football, coloring, and drawing
Parents: Single mother Gertrude Nyansiaboka abandoned Victor when he was three years old; currently under Grandmother Martha Kwamboka's care
Siblings: None
Financial Situation: Grandmother is ill and cannot work; family relies upon well wishers
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home with a pit latrine but no electricity or water; they use charcoal to cook; Grandmother has other dependents living in home
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VINCENT ONYANGO OTIENO
Child ID Number: 79
Age: Four years old
Born: July 24, 2003
Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai
Language: Kiswahili
Interests: Ball games, drawing, and chores such as fetching water
Parents: George Otieno and Carolyne Akinyi
Siblings: Collins Odhiambo (2001) and Vivian Achieng
Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless
Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room rental house without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; Vincent sleeps on the floor
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