Adoption - Fredrick Imgard Gilumba

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Child number: 52934

Boy, 8 years

Adopted

Child from Island of Hope

Fredrick Imgard Gilumba has been in adoption programme since year 2022 and he goes to school Island of Hope Humanist School.

City, quarter: Kamasengre West Ufira

State: Kenya

Mother: Treeza Imali Omboto, birth 1983, fish seller

Father: Fredrick Otieno Opolo, birth 1983, fisherman

Description of the situation: Fredrick Imgard comes from a polygamous family where his mother is the second wife of the father. In their house he is the youngesr at the moment. He was born in 2016 and has three siblings (Ivy, Ashley and Diana). The father does fishing at others people net while the mother sells fish. The family live with grandmother who is very old. Unfortunately, the income the family gets is very little to provide the basic needs in life, net family income is about 3250 ksh/ a month (32 euro). The family lives in own three roomed mud house, they get water from the lake, use firewood/charcoal for cooking and solar for lighting. Imgard really likes football, soccer and drawing. He is healthy except for occasional malaria. In 2024, he should be attending class 1 at Island of Hope Humanist Primary School. He needs a support of 600 CZK/25 EUR/month (7.200 CZK/300 EUR/year).

Contact: Pavla Brixí, , tel. +420 723 118 389

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.

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