Adoption - Russel Onyango Otieno

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Child number: 53176

Boy, 7 years

Not adopted

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Child from Island of Hope

City, quarter: Kaswanga aswanga Dier Aora

State: Kenya

Mother: Synthia Aoko Ochieng, birth 1998, Peasant farming

Guardian: Joyce Auma Otieno, birth 1962, Peasant farming

Description of the situation: Russel is the second last born in the family of five children. The father died leaving the mother who does peasant farming for her income to cater for the family and children’s need. Because the mother could not manage to do that, the children together with the mother now stays with the grandparents who only does peasant farming but the income they get from farming is little to provide basic needs for the family. Their average monthly net income is 2400 KES. Eight people live in a two roomed mud house which belongs to family. They use firewood for cooking, Kerosene/Solar for lighting and they get water from lake. Russel's siblings are Samantha Akoth (2014), Aphiline Adhiambo (2014), Mishael Akinyi (2018) and Trizah Atieno (2020). Russel is doing well health wise at present. Russel likes playing football and in school he likes Mathematics. Russel would like to be a teacher after his studies. From January 2024 the boy should move to the orphanage and join Kindergarten. He needs support with an amount 16,800 CZK/660 EUR per year (1400 CZK/55 EUR per month).

Contact: Tereza Hovadíková, , tel. +420 773 970 283

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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