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Adoption - Evance Omondi Okoth

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Child number: 52854
Boy, 18 years
Not adopted
Search urgently for parents
Child from Island of Hope
City, quarter: Mbita Kasgunga
State: Kenya
Guardian: Susan Origi, birth 1960, sells charcoal
Description of the situation: Evance is the first born in the family of two children (sibling Sarah, 2009), the parents separated and the mother left them with the father who later on became sick and died. The where about of the mother is not known up to the moment and now the children live with their grandmother who only sells charcoal to feed and also pay school fees to the children. Apart from Evance and the sister, they also live with their uncle who is still depends on their grandmother for his daily bread. Family´s average is 1,520 KES per month – about 15 EUR. The 4 members of the family live in a their own three roomed mud house, get their water from the river and use little solar panel or kerosene lamp for lighting and firewood for cooking. Evance is doing well health wise at present. The boy likes Mathematics, English, Science and Kiswahili. He would like to be a teacher at the end of his studies. Evance also likes reading and athletics. He lives in the orphanage in our community centre Island of Hope since January 2020. Adoption of this child costs 16.800 CZK/ 660 EUR per year (the amount covers school fees, accommodation, food and governess in an orphanage as well). In 2023, he is in class 8 at primary school and we are searching a new adoptive parent for him.
Contact: Lucie Valtová, , tel. +420 607 861 547

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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