Adoption - John Mike Onyango

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Child number: 53039

Boy, 5 years

Adopted

Child from Island of Hope

John Mike Onyango has been in adoption programme since year 2022 and he goes to school Island of Hope Humanist School.

City, quarter: Kamasengre West Ufira

State: Kenya

Mother: Christine Aluoch, birth 2000, student

Father: Branham Owino, birth 1997, student

Description of the situation: John Mike was born in January of 2019 and has one older sibling, George (2017). Both their mother and father are students and continuing their education. Due to this, both John and George live with their grandmother who is a peasant farmer. This family of five live in a permanent house that has three rooms. Their net income is 5,000 KSH (50 EUR). For cooking they use firewood and retrieve their water from the lake. For lighting they have solar power lighting. Healthwise, John struggles with eye problems but otherwise is healthy and well. Some of his hobbies include playing football and soccer. In 2023 John joined the Island of Hope’s nursary but he needs support of 2.400 CZK/ 100 EUR per school term (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.

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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