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Child number: 52622
Boy, 11 years
Adopted
Meshack Odhiambo has been in adoption programme since year 2018 and he goes to school Kaswanga Primary School.
City, quarter: Rusinga Island Kamasengre West (Gunda)
State: Kenya
Mother: Susan Akinyi, birth 1992, housewife
Father: Elly Wandago, birth 1984, fishing
Description of the situation: Meshack is the second born in the family of three children (Francis, born in 2009, Jackson born 2017) , the father does fishing while the mother is a housewife. Apart from Meshack and the siblings, they also live with two other children who come from a poor family. The family lives in semi-permanent house that has two rooms. The family's income is 3,200 KES per month, they cook on the fire and use the kerosene for lighting. Meshack is doing well health wise at present. In 2018 he would like to join a nursery in Community Center Island of Hope. Adoption of this child is 2400 CZK/100 Eur per term.
Contact: Hana Malenová, , tel. +420777469743

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.

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