Place Namatala, Mbale, Uganda

Age 16

Given Name Kenneth

Gender Male

Grade P7

Life Story Kenneth is an orphan 13 years old and third born child out of five children. He is staying with a single mother who is widow. The father died of chest pain last year (September 2020) leaving behind 3 girls and 2 boys. The mother is in a very tough situation whereby she has no one to help. Its the brother-in-law who tries to give help but he is also limited because he has a very big family which makes him unable to support the two families. Education has become a very big problem and now these children are not able to attend school because of lack of tuition and other school needs. The family struggles with affording the basic needs like food, clothing, beddings, and medication. The family survives on a single meal a day. His best subjects are Mathematics and social studies. He loves playing football and his dream is to become an Engineer. His prayer is that God provides to his family so that they can also live a better life and also to be able attend school.