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Total: 69 children

Jumaa Sudi

Boy
20 years
Not adopted
Child number: 52709
Jumaa lives with his mother and his brother Islam (born in 2007) in the rental mud house that has one room only. He also has a sister Joria (born 2002) but she lives by relatives.The mother is single and has a mental condition that sometimes hinders her from working so as to provide for the family. They cook using charcoal and also use keresone lamp for lighting. They take water from the tap. In 2024 he started 3nd year of secondary school but lost his sponsor. He needs support of 5600 Kč/220 Eur per term. The sponsorship will be of great help to the family. Jumaa likes playing football with his friends and in school he likes Mathematics.

Leaky Odhiambo Dede

Boy
20 years
Not adopted
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Child from Island of Hope
Child number: 53006
Leaky was born in 2004. He comes from a polygamist family where his father has three wives. Unfortunalety the father has ran away from the reponsibility and left every wife to care for her children. Leaky's mother is a peasant farmer and it is very hard for her to take care of Leaky and his 5 siblings (Maselas, Collins, Molenter, Bob and Frankline). Leaky was born as the third child. The family lives in a two room mud house, they get water from the river, use firewood for cooking and solar for lighting. Leaky is doing well at the moment. He really likes football and soccer. In school he likes Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics. When he finishes his studies he would like to be a doctor. In 2024, he should be attending grade 4 at Island of Hope Humanist Mixed Boarding School. He needs support of 1.400 CZK/55 EUR/month (16.800 CZK/660 EUR/year).

Meshack Ochieng

Boy
20 years
Not adopted
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Child from Island of Hope
Child number: 53003
Meshack was born in 2004 and has 2 siblings (Abdallah and Abdi). Their parents died and therefore the kids were living with the grandmother who is a widow and now she is sickling. It was very difficult for her to feed the children and to pay them the education, therefore Meshack´s siblings left home. The grandmother and Meshack entirely depends on welwishers. The family lives in a four room mud house, they get water from the lake, use firewood for cooking and solar for lighting. Meshack is doing well at the moment except for occasional malaria. He really likes reading books and playing football. In school he likes History and Religion, and when he finishes his studies he would like to be Criminal Investigation Officer. In 2024, he should be attending grade 4 at Island of Hope Humanist Mixed Boarding School. He needs support of 1.400 CZK/55 EUR/month (16.800 CZK/660 EUR/year). Will you help him to get an education?

Regan Orato

Boy
20 years
Not adopted
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Child number: 51659
Reagan has six older siblings: Yickliffe, Winnnie, Edwin, Lydia, Brain and Emmanuel. They live in a mud house that has four rooms and belongs to them.The father works as a driver in the village and his income is not constant since he is not permanently employed and changes employers each time depend on how many days the job is going to last. This makes the income unpretedctable and is never constant. The mother who suppliments sells fish and each day depending on how much she buys and is able to sell, determines what she is able to bring home. They struggle a lot to keep the children in school and to meet other basic needs of the family. In 2024, he will be in class 3 at school. The adoption is for 5600 Czk/660 Eur per term.

Robert Obonyo

Boy
20 years
Not adopted
Child number: 52054
The father is a fisherman and the whole family and other relatives are dependent on his income. Unfortunately finance is not enough to cover the cost of school fees. The cost of Robert's studies is 5,600 CZK / 220 EUR for one school period.

Jeremia Maagu

Boy
21 years
Not adopted
Child number: 52505
Jeremia was born in 2003. He lives with his ageing grandmother after his mother died because of cancer. She is the bread winner of the family – she was left a small piece of land to take care of the child. Sometimes they have to borrow food from neighbours and other good people. The area is a bit dry and nobody is willing to take care of his education. Family monthly income is 500 KES (approximately 4 EUR). They live in rental wooden house, use firewood for cooking, parrafine lamp for lighting and water get from river. Jeremia is healthy boy. In 2024 He attends 4 grade of high school. The cost of school fee is 5,600 CZK /220 EURO per school term.

Mishel Akinyi Odero

Girl
21 years
Not adopted
Child number: 51753
Mishel lives with the grandmother after the father died in 2004 and the mother went to Nairobi to search for a better job. The mother sends money to the grandmother to assist with the basic needs of the family of Mishel and other siblings. The grandmother is old but she does small-scale busineses with an income of 3500 Ksh per month (about 875 CZK/35 EUR). The family live in a mud house, they use firewood for cooking, kerosene lamp for lighting and fetch water form the lake. Mishel is of good health. In 2022 she lost her adoptive parent. Her adoption costs 220 EUR/ 5.600 CZK per term.

Lucy Akinyi Ouma

Girl
22 years
Not adopted
Child from Island of Hope
Child number: 53004
Lucy was born in 2002 and she has 4 siblings (James born 1997, Caroline 2001, Marry 2006 and Maite born 2016 who is also in our program under ID 52881). Their father died and therefore there is just their mother taking care on the family. She does fishing, but it is unfortunately not enough to provide the family all basic needs and school fees as well. Net family income is about 5.000 KES (50 EUR) per month. The family lives in one roomed mud house that is rented, they get water from the lake, use charcoal for cooking and solar for lighting. Lucy is anemic patient. She likes netball. In school she really enjoys Biology and Business studies and when she finishes her studies she would like to be a nurse. In 2023 she finnished third grade at our Island of Hope Humanist Secondary school. She got pregnant and having a baby. Now she would like to continue with her studies but unfortunately she lost her sponsor. Expenses in high school are unfortunately higher than in primary school and therefore her adoption costs 5.600 CZK/ 220 EUR per school term (16.800 CZK/ 660 EUR per year). Will you help her to get an education?

Robinson Aoch

Boy
22 years
Not adopted
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Child from Island of Hope
Child number: 41320
Robinson was born on 27th Dec 2002. Father is a peasant farmer and the mother also. The father is now very old/sickling and can not do any hard job, so the mother is the only one who takes care of the family. Robinson has four siblings namely: Pheline Derota, Beril Okello, Rinen Okello and youngest is Samsa Marceline. The family average income is kshs.1500; they live in an inherited house. They use firewood for cooking, kerosine for lighting and gets water from borehole. Robinson is doing fine, his health is good. The fee enabeling him to continue attending the high school is 5600Kč/220 EUR per term. In 2024, he should be attending grade 4 at Island of Hope Humanist Mixed Boarding School. He needs support of 1.400 CZK/55 EUR/month (16.800 CZK/660 EUR/year).

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.

Photo-gallery and videos document promotional events of this project and provide coverage from trips to Kenya, including greetings and messages from children, handing over of presents and give overview of individual schools and their facilities.