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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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JOEL OTIENO

Child ID Number: 101

Age: Eight years old

Born: July 18, 1999

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Luo

Interests: Running, playing football, mathematics, Kiswahili, and chores such as fetching water

Parents: Jane Atieno, widow

Siblings: Eunice Adhiambo (1989), Millicent Norah (1991), Joseph Ayot (1993), and Henry Warwani (1996)

Financial Situation: Mother works as a casual laborer

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water; children sleep on the floor

    
   

JOSEPH NDUNGU

Child ID Number: 102

Age: Five years old

Born: September 8, 2003

Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu

Interests: Ball games, drawing, and chores such as cleaning

Parents: Mother Christine Wakere abandoned Joseph; currently under Grandparent's care

Siblings: Kennedy Muchiri (2005)

Financial Situation: Grandfather works as a casual laborer, and Grandmother is jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in stone and tin home without electricity or water and uses firewood to cook; Joseph sleeps on floor

    
   

JOSEPH OGENDO - SPONSORED

Child ID Number: 103

Age: Six years old

Born: September 9, 2001

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Playing football, mathematics, drawing, and babysitting

Parents: Eunice Adhiambo, widow

Siblings: Gorret (2002) and Raidon Otieno (2007)

Financial Situation: Mother sells green vegetables but business is not doing well

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; entire family sleeps on floor
    
   

JOSEPH ONDIEK KEBEKA

Child ID Number: 104

Age: Nine years old

Born: December 14, 1998

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Kisii

Interests: Playing football, running, mathematics, Kiswahili, fetching water, and cleaning

Parents: Charles Kebeka and Hellen Bosibori

Siblings: Lydia Mukera (1985), Ruth Moraa (1987), Gladys Momanyi (1992), Zablon Sule (1994), and Judy Kemunto (2000)

Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water; they use charcoal and firewood to cook; children sleep on the floor

    
   

KELVIN WESONGA OKOTH

Child ID Number: 105 - SPONSORED

Age: Four years old

Born: September 2, 2003

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Luhyia

Interests: Playing with dolls, mathematics, and cleaning

Parents: Maurice Okoth and Carolyne Anyango

Siblings: Victor Wesonga (1997), Clinton Wesonga (1999), Bridgit Auma (2002), and Joseph Siringoti (2005)

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in a small rental home with electricity but no water and uses charcoal to cook; they share this house among ten people; boys sleep on the floor

    
   

LOYCE NJOKI

Child ID Number: 106

Age: Four years old

Born: March 4, 2004

Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu

Interests: Singing, drawing, and cleaning

Parents: James Mburu and Grace Wamaitha

Siblings: Gideon Ngigi (1999) and Joan Ngina (2007)

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in a small home sublet to them by a relative; they do not have electricity or water and use firewood to cook; Loyce sleeps on the floor

    
   

MARTHA MBAIKA

Child ID Number: 107

Age: Seven years old

Born: July 18, 2000

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Swahili and Kamba

Interests: Skipping rope, singing, mathematics, English, and chores such as fetching water

Parents: James Musewa and Jackline Wavinya

Siblings: Josephat Nganda (2001) and Elizabeth Mutindi (2004)

Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor

    
   

MAUREEN WAITHERA KAMAU

Child ID Number: 108

Age: Five years old

Born: December 13, 2002

Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Singing, skipping rope, mathematics, drawing, and chores such as washing dishes and sweeping

Parents: Stephen Kamau and Lucy Njambi

Siblings: Joyce Nduta (1997) and Treza Wanjera (2006)

Financial Situation: No reliable source of income

Home Life Details: Family lives in a tin home sublet to them by a relative; they do not have electricity or water and use firewood to cook; children sleep on the floor

    
   

MELVIN ("MAVO") BARAZA NYONGESA

Child ID Number: 109 - SPONSORED

Age: Three years old

Born: December 27, 2004

Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Playing football, drawing, and fetching water

Parents: Justus Nyongesa and Rose Nasimiyu

Siblings: Euvin Namalwa (2002) and Fridah Nafula (2000)

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in a wood home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; Melvin sleeps on the floor

    
   

NATALIA WAIRIMU WANJIKU

Child ID Number: 110

Age: Four years

Born: May 27, 2004

Location: Nkoroi in Ongata Rongai

Interests: Singing, playing ball games, mathematics, drawing, and chores such as fetching water and washing utensils

Parents: Single Mother Ann Wanjiku

Siblings: None

Financial Situation: Mother works as house help in Nkoroi

Home Life Details: Family lives with Grandparents and others in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water; they use firewood to cook

    
   

OWEN MWANGI KAMAU

Child ID Number: 111

Age: Two years old

Born: September 16, 2005

Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Playing with toys, mathematics, drawing, and cleaning

Parents: Peter Kamau and Susan Njambi

Siblings: None

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in stone and tin home sublet to them from a friend; they do not have electricity or water and use charcoal to cook; Owen sleeps on the floor

    
   

PATRICK MUTUNGI

Child ID Number: 112

Age: Seven years old

Born: February 9, 2001

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu

Interests: Playing ball games, mathematics, English, and chores such as sweeping

Health: Abdominal problem

Parents: Peter Muthanga and Eunice Waithira

Siblings: Kelvin Koira (1990) and Leah Wanjiku (1992)

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water; children sleep on the floor

    
   

PETER OKOTH

Child ID Number: 113

Age: Five years old

Born: October 2, 2002

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Luo

Interests: Playing with dolls, drawing, mathematics, and chores such as babysitting

Parents: Joseph Owour and Bella Owour

Siblings: Wilson Mathias (2004) and Francis Saviour (2006)

Financial Situation: Father is currently jobless, and Mother works as a casual laborer

Home Life Details: Family lives in a tin rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor

    
   

PEVOLE ANZEMO ADONGA

Child ID Number: 114

Age: Six years old

Born: July 31, 2001

Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Singing, English, and chores such as cleaning utensils

Parents: Samuel Adongo and Everlyne Adonga

Siblings: Jentrice Mbone (1999) and Ann Inyangala (2003)

Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home and uses charcoal and firewood to cook; children sleep on the floor

    
   

QUEENTA ("QUEEN") ACHIENG

Child ID Number: 115

Age: Five years old

Born: October 2, 2002

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Interests: Playing with dolls, skipping rope, mathematics, drawing, and chores such as washing dishes

Parents: Kennedy Omondi and Eunice Akinyi

Siblings: Vivian Atieno (2005)

Financial Situation: No reliable source of income

Home Life Details: Family lives in a stone rental home and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor

    
   

ROGERS NGUNDIBA LUMERA

Child ID Number: 116

Age: Eight years old

Born: April 3, 2000

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Interests: Playing football, running, mathematics, English, and chores such as cleaning

Parents: David Lumera and Jesica Lumera

Siblings: Judith Julia (1993), Dauglas Nabot (1997), and Kelvin Juda (2003)

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

    
   

SARAH WAMBUI

Child ID Number: 117

Age: Four years old

Born: May 13, 2004

Location: Kandisi in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Swahili and Kikuyu

Interests: Playing with dolls, mathematics, and drawing

Parents: Single Mother Grace Wanjira

Siblings: None

Financial Situation: Mother occasionally works as a hairdresser

Home Life Details: Family lives in a relative's tin home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; they fetch water at a nearby seasonal river and often encounter water shortage problems

    
   

SELVIN DEBORIS

Child ID Number: 118

Age: Seven years old

Born: March 5, 2001

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Luhya

Interests: Ball games, skipping rope, mathematics, Kiswahili, and chores such as washing dishes

Parents: Stephen Ashuku and Violet Rungai

Siblings: Caroline Kasudi (1989) and Jambua Muhonja (2005)

Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home shared among seven people and use charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor

    
   

STECCY AKINYI

Child ID Number: 119

Age: Four years old

Born: April 27, 2004

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Luo

Interests: Singing, reading, and babysitting

Parents: Michael Ochieng and Beatrice Akoth

Siblings: Irene Achieng (2008)

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in a tin rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; share the home with six people; Steccy sleeps on floor

    
   

TRECCY ATIENO

Child ID Number: 120

Age: Three years old

Born: Jane 1, 2005

Location: Gataka slum in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Singing, reading, and chores such as washing utensils

Parents: Vincent Ouma and Violet Akinyi

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in a small single-room home with electricity but no water; they use charcoal to cook; Treccy sleeps on the floor

    
   

VERONICA WANJIRU

Child ID Number: 121

Age: Four years old

Born: June 3, 2004

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu

Interests: Playing, skipping rope, English, and drawing

Parents: David Muiruri and Beatrice Wambui

Siblings: Rachael Nduku (2006)

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is a housewife

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single room without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; they must purchase all water; Veronica sleeps on the floor

    
   

VINCENT KARANI KAHORI

Child ID Number: 122

Age: Two years old

Born: January 3, 2006

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu

Interests: Singing, drawing, and cleaning

Parents: Samuel Kahora and Esther Ndegi

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 and uses charcoal to cook; Vincent sleeps on the floor

    
   

WAQO HALAKHE

Child ID Number: 123

Age: Five years old

Born: November 23, 2002

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahli

Interests: Playing football, mathematics, washing utensils, and fetching water

Parents: Alakhi Golisa Gausa and Glabal Alakhi

Siblings: Dabbo Alakhi (2004)

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home without electricity or water and uses charcoal to cook; Waqo sleeps on the floor

    
   

WILCLIFF OKOTH

Child ID Number: 124

Age: Five years old

Born: October 2, 2002

Location: Kware slum in Ongata Rongai

Interests: Playing football, running, drawing, coloring, and chores such as fetching water

Parents: George Odhiambo and Rose Anyango

Siblings: Michael Otieno (1997), Stephen Okoth (2000), and Brian Owino (2005)

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother is currently jobless

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room rental home and uses charcoal to cook

    
   

WINNIE KATULU NGEI

Child ID Number: 125

Age: Three years old

Born: August 25, 2004

Location: Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Playing with dolls, drawing, cleaning, and washing utensils

Parents: Benson Ngei and Beatrice Wanjiku

Financial Situation: Father works as a casual laborer, and Mother works as a hawker in Ongata Rongai

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room tin rental home with electricity but no water and uses charcoal to cook; Winnie sleeps on the floor

    
   

YVONNE KALECHE

Child ID Number: 126

Age: Five years old

Born: November 2, 2003

Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai

Languages: Kiswahili and Kikamba

Interests: Playing with balls, singing, coloring, mathematics, and chores such as cleaning

Parents: Single Mother Esther Mbatha

Siblings: None

Financial Situation: Mother works as house help

Home Life Details: Family lives with employer and eight other people

    
   

ZILLAH MGHOI OKWAYO

Child ID Number: 127

Age: Four years old      

Born: June 1, 2004

Location: Laiser in Ongata Rongai

Language: Kiswahili

Interests: Playing ball games, skipping rope, mathematics, drawing, and chores such as sweeping

Parents: Jeremiah Okwayo and Caroline Semere

Siblings: Derrick Okwayo (2001)

Financial Situation: Both parents work as casual laborers

Home Life Details: Family lives in a single-room home and uses charcoal to cook; children sleep on the floor

    



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