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Adoption - Manas Okomo Otieno

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Child number: 52655
Boy, 22 years
Adopted
Child from Island of Hope
Manas Okomo Otieno has been in adoption programme since year 2018 and he goes to school Island of Hope Humanist Mixed Boarding School.
City, quarter: Rusinga Island Rusinga west [Wanyama Wamwayi]
State: Kenya
Guardian: Magret Samson, birth 1953, House wife
Description of the situation: Manas is the second born in the family of three children, the first born is and the last born is Steve. Both the parents died leaving the children with their old grandmother who does nothing completely for her income. The family entirely depends on the hands of well-wishers, neighbors and relatives for their daily food. The family is doing well generally health wise at present They live in a two roomed mud house, they get water from the lake, use firewood for cooking and also kerosene/solarmal for lighting. Due to the family situation the child was placed in the orphanage "Island of Hope" on the Rusinga Island, where this child should find new home and start going to school. (Adoption of this child is increased by the amount of 16.800 CZK/660 EUR per year to cover the cost of the study, accommodation, food and governess in the orphanage.)
Contact: Eva Jedličková, , tel. +420 732 203 196

The project of remote support „Adoptions of African children“ mediates an access to education for poor Kenyan children without pulling them out of their natural environment and community. This project has been running since 2002 and has helped more than 3500 children. School fees at primary school are CZK 7200 (€300) / year, and at secondary school, college and orphanage are CZK 16800 (€660). The payment can also be broken down into multiple instalments.

Section of detailed information provides an overview of how this projects works. In case you have already chosen a child from our database, you can also find here all the steps to be taken in order to adopt a child remotely.

You can also provide the adoptive children by health insurance, that covers any medical treatment the child needs during 1 year.

Adoption Friend Club forms an integral part of this project, and enables to support education of Kenyan children by one-time contribution anytime during the year.

In case you already are an “adoptive parent”, here you will find complementary information and references for adoptive parents about the whole adoption process.

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