Adoption - Cosmas Ochieng Otieno

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Child number: 53027

Boy, 6 years

Adopted

Child from Island of Hope

Cosmas Ochieng Otieno has been in adoption programme since year 2022 and he goes to school Island of Hope Humanist School.

City, quarter: Kakiimba Walagi

State: Kenya

Father: Ellz Otieno, birth 1990, fisherman

Guardian: Emilly Ogutu, birth 1986, fish cage attendant

Description of the situation: Cosmas was born in May of 2018. Cosmas has one older sibling, Lesly (2016). Their mother has passed, and their father has been left with providing for the needs of the children. He is a fisherman that uses other people’s nets to feed and pay for this children’s school fees. Since it was hard for the father to manage, their children’s aunt is their guardian now. The net family income is 7,000 Ksh (70 EUR). Cosmas, his aunt and sister live in a mud house that has two rooms. They use firewood and charcoal for cooking and have solar lighting. They get their water from a lake nearby. Cosmas enjoys football and soccer. In 2023 is Cosmas in nursery school at the Island of Hope Humanist School. Cosma’s adoption costs are 2.400 CZK/ 100 EUR per school term (7.200 CZK/ 300 EUR per year). Will you help both Cosmo’s aunt and father send him to school?

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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