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Students
Ezekiel
Mutheki Nyambura
Mutheki
came Huruma Children's Home when he was 13 years old
with his four siblings after their mother died from
AIDS and their uncle could not take care of them.
The whereabouts of their father is unknown. Mutheki's
younger sister and youngest brother are HIV positive.
He
is now 17 years old and enjoys playing football (soccer)
and running. Mutheki attends form one (9th grade)
at Oloolaiser High School, a very good provincial
school, where his favorite subjects are biology and
physics. He is working to become a doctor.
Other
information:
Tribe: Kikuyu
Date
of Birth: March 28, 1988
Risk
Level: Low
Nationality:
Kenya
Category
of Child: Orphan, child affected by HIV/AIDS
Siblings:
Keziah Wairimu, 18
Diana
Njeri, 6
David
Kariuki, 15
Peter
Gakuro, 9
Samuel
Njuguna Gathoni
After
Sam's father died of HIV/AIDS, their mother abandoned
them to go and get married in another society when
Sam was 7 years old. He was left with his very old
grandfather who died the same year. He was referred
to Huruma Children's Home by members of the public
along with his two siblings.
Sam
is now 17 years old and does not know what he wants
to do in life yet, but has a promising future. He
gets along well with his 'adopted' younger sister
who is still in primary school at the orphanage.
Other
information:
Tribe: Kikuyu
Nationality:
Kenya
Risk
Level: Low
Date
of Birth: April 12, 1988
Category
of Child: Abandoned Child, Neglected Child, Orphan,
Child affected by HIV/AIDS
Siblings:
James Muraguri, 20
Moses
Thiongo, 15
Kantet
Justus Kerema
Kantet's
parents divorced when he was very young due to domestic
violence. His mother takes care of him now, and his
two older brothers were able to secure scholarships
to complete their secondary education.
Kantet was also up for a scholarship because he scored
the highest exam marks out of the students from the
40 local schools last year, but the scholarship was
unfairly taken by the #2 ranking student who cheated
the bookshop giving the scholarship. Kantet therefore
had to repeat standard 8 (8th grade) because his mother
was not able to afford his secondary school fees.
Because
his mother lives far from the school, Kantet used
to stay with his grandmother's, but unfortunately
his uncles beat him so now he stays at a teacher's
home near the school.
Kantet
is an extremely bright boy and wants to be a newscaster
or journalist when he gets older. His favorite subjects
are science, math, English and Swahili, and he enjoys
playing football (soccer).
Other
Information:
Birthdate: 25 December 1990
Tribe:
Maasai
Languages
spoken: 3
Siblings:
6
Latest
exam score: (as of August 2005) 411 (out of 500)
Goal:
450
Interested
in learning about: JFK
Would
like to visit: England and the USA
Valentine
Emmah Kuyo
Valentine's
parents separated after father left their home around
2003. Although her father had promised to pay for
her secondary school fees the previous year, he backed
out at the last minute, leaving Valentine with no
other choice but to repeat 8th grade. She consistently
scores within the top five of her class, and is hoping
to go to a national school next year.
Valentine
enjoys playing handball and volleyball, and her favorite
subjects are science, Swahili, and social studies.
She wants to be a lawyer when she graduates school.
Other
information:
Birthdate:
18 March 1990
Tribe:
Kalenjin and Maasai
Languages
spoken: 4 (Kalenjin, Maasai, Swahili and English)
Number
of siblings: 5
Latest
exam score: (as of August 2005) 382 out of 500
Goal:
420/500
PETER KIPKOECH (Olpusimoru)
When Peter was seven years old, his father died, leaving
him and his seven siblings under the care of his mother
who has no reliable source of income and has remarried
and divorced. His mother is hired by people in the
town to help farm for several days at a time.
Peter enjoys studying science, maths and English,
and is in Form 2 (2nd grade)
Other Information:
Tribe:
Nandi
Birthdate: 25 May 1995
Age: 11
Sibling ages: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18
Languages spoken: Maasai, Nandi, Swahili, English
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