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Adoption - Bright Mary Ochieng

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Child number: 53278
Girl, 6 years
Not adopted
Child from Island of Hope
City, quarter: Kisumu Kanyawegi
State: Kenya
Mother: Eunice Omanje Ogutu, birth 1984, Fish monger
Father: Moses Ochieng Ouru
Description of the situation: Bright is the last born in the family of five children. Her siblings are Gordon Odhiambo (born 2008), Ann Akoth (2010), Mitchel Auma (2011) and Michael Junior (2018). Father neglected the family and ran away of which no one knows his whereabouts leaving the mother who only does fish selling business to feed, pay school fees, pay rent and also provide other basic needs in life to the family. The income the mother gets is very little to provide for all these. They live in a one roomed mud house which is rental. They use firewood/charcoal for cooking, kerosene/solar for lighting and they get water from lake. Bright like’s football. In 2026 she should start attending kindergarden at Island of Hope Humanist School in Community center Island of Hope. She needs support of 700 CZK/30 EUR/ month (8400 CZK/360 EUR/year).
Contact: Lenka Čumpelíková, , tel. +420 732 203 196

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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 3 500 children. School fees at primary school are CZK 8,400 (€ 360) / year, and at secondary school, college and orphanage are CZK 18,000 (€ 750). The payment can also be broken down into multiple instalments.

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