Vanessa lives with her ailing mother Lilian Jemaiyo. Her father separated with the family after realizing his health status. Vanessa has a younger brother Emmanuel who is 3 years old. Emmanuel will also be joining the Sponsorship program. Vanessa attends school at Free Methodist Academy. Lilian is a Christian and attends Children of the Promise Church together with her children. She works as a guard in a security farm to earn a living.

Shanteli is 6 years old and the 4th born of her family. She stays with her mother, Norah Bwibo who is suffering from HIV+ and her four siblings. Her siblings are Kyla Bakhoya 4 years, Aloise Isumba 8 years, Sandra Wanjiku 11 and Elys Mmbone 14years.Their father died in May 2017; when Shanteli was 2 years of age. He died of HIV complications. Norah struggles to take care of her five children. The in-laws were hostile because she was the second wife. They declined to assist her children and has to raise them alone. Norah is struggling to pay school fees for her children. She pays the little she gets to facilitate their education. She used to have rent arrears and would stay in the neighbors’ houses with her children most of the time. The owner of Zeal covenant school heard of her case in 2018 and gave her one iron Sheet room in the school compound. In return, Norah cleans the school compound in addition to doing casual work to provide for her family. She attends church at Friends Church Kabiro and loves reading the bible with her children.

Sandra is 12years old and the second-born of her family. She stays with her mother, Norah Bwibo who is HIV+ and her four siblings. Her siblings are Kyla Bakhoya 4years, Shanteli Anita 6 years, Aloise Isumba 8 years, and Elys Mmbone 14years. Her father was unknown but was raised by a step- father who died in May 2017B due to HIV complications. Norah struggles to take care of her five children. The in-laws were hostile because she was the second wife. They declined to assist her children and has to raise them alone. Norah is struggling to pay school fees for her children. She pays the little she gets to facilitate their education. She used to have rent arrears and would stay in the neighbors’ houses with her children most of the time. The owner of Zeal covenant school heard of her case in 2018 and gave her one iron Sheet room in the school compound. In return, Norah cleans the school compound in addition to doing casual work to provide for her family. She attends church at Friends Church Kabiro and loves reading the bible with her children.