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Adoption - Mark Winston Odhiambo

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Child number: 52901
Boy, 8 years
Adopted
Child from Island of Hope
Mark Winston Odhiambo has been in adoption programme since year 2021 and he goes to school Island of Hope Humanist School.
City, quarter: Oyugis/God Nyago Nyauya
State: Kenya
Mother: Hellen Akinyi Ochieng, birth 1987, housewife
Father: Peter Ochieng Nyauaya, birth 1986, fisherman
Description of the situation: Mark is the second born in the family of three children, the father does fishing while the mother is a housewife. Apart from Mark, siblings and the mother, the father also takes care of one child who comes from a poor family. The income the father gets from fishing is very little to provide for the basic needs in life to the family, net family income is about 3400 ksh/ a month (34 euro). The family lives in a rental one roomed mud house. They get water from the lake, use solar and kerosene lamp for lighting and firewood and charcoal for cooking. Mark is 7 years old and he is doing well. He really likes football. In 2021 he started attending kindergarten, now he is in the second grade of a basic school. His adoption costs 7.200 CZK/ 300 EUR per year.
Contact: Pavla Brixí, , tel. +420 723 118 389

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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