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.

Gideon is 4 years old and is ailing hence HIV positive. He has four older siblings and two of them; Esther Wanjiru who is 10 years and John Brandon Mwaura who is five years will be joining CCP’s Sponsorship program. Gideon and his brother John Brandon are HIV positive and on medication. The two other older girls Peris Njeri and Anastacia Mbithe 18 and 14 years respectively are HIV negative and are a little older to qualify into CCP’s program. The children live with their HIV positive ailing father Paul Mucheru. Their mother died due to HIV/AIDS complications in September 2018. Paul does casual work selling second hand clothes to provide for his family. He is currently struggling financially to educate and care for his children. He is a Christian and attends Sufficient Grace Ministry church in Kangemi with his family.

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.