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Adoption - Marion Shako

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Child number: 52776
Girl, 11 years
Adopted
Child from Island of Hope
Marion Shako has been in adoption programme since year 2019 and she goes to school Island of Hope Humanist School.
City, quarter: Rusinga Island Ufira
State: Kenya
Mother: Pamella Anyango Okongo, birth 1966, fishing
Father: zemřel, birth 1950
Description of the situation: Marion is the last born in the family of seven children at the moment, the father who was the only family breadwinner died leaving the mother who does fishing to feed and also take the children to school. However much she is trying, she still cannot manage because the income she gets is very little to feed, take children to school and also provide other basic needs in life to the family. Family´s average is 2,360 KES per month – about 23 EUR. The family (which has 10 members altogether) lives in rental 1-roomed mud house. They get water from the lake, uses firewood or charcoal for cooking and kerosene lamp for lighting. Marion is doing health wise well at the moment. In 2019, Ronaldo will be in -2nd class (baby class) in nursery school Island of Hope Humanists School. Marion likes playing football and swimming. Adoption of this child is for 2,400 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.

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.

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