Date of birth: 29 March 2003 

Family history: Father was killed in a road traffic accident. Mother works as a domestic help.  Vincent has three brothers and three sisters.

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Date of birth: 2 May 2003

Family history: Faizal is an orphan. He lives with a guardian who cultivates a small plot of land. He has one sister, Saumu Issa, who also attends the centre.

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Date of birth: 7 April 2003

Family history: Mother is bedridden suffering from an AIDS related disease, father's whereabouts is not known. Ibrahim is under direct guardianship of The Nasio Trust. He has six sisters and one brother.

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Date of birth: 8 January 1997

Family history: Father died of AIDS related disease. Caleb lives with his mother who runs a small kiosk growing and selling vegetables for a living. He has two sisters, Lucy Wanga and Edith Wesa, and two brothers, Edwin Shiundu and Juma Shiundu. All five children attend the centre.

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Date of birth: 31 June 1998

Family history: Father died of AIDS related disease. Mother grows and sells vegetables for a living.

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Date of birth: 2 December 2004

Family history: Parents are alive, father runs a small business.

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Date of birth: 8 January 2003

Family history: Father died when Shadrack was a baby, mother has remarried and left the area. He lives with his grandmother and his cousins, Electine Khambaya and Daniel Manyasa, who also attend the centre.

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Date of birth: 15 March 2003

Family history: Mother has died. Father was given a life prison sentence in 2005. Hakim has one sister and four brothers, including Farus Obingo who also attends the centre. His eldest brother and his maternal aunt are guardians of the five younger children.

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Date of birth: 8 February 2000

Family history: Father died of lung cancer, mother died of AIDS related disease. Emmanuel lives with his grandmother who is too old and frail to work. He has a brother, James Onyango, who also attends the centre.

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Date of birth: 3 July 1999

Family history: Stephen lives with his grandmother, who works as a domestic help. His sister, Lilian Atieno, also attends the centre.

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Date of birth: 10 March 1998

Family history: Ibrahim was taken in from the streets.  His mother has remarried and abandoned her children.  His father lives in Lumino and does not provide for his children. Ibrahim lives with a guardian, who works as a handyman. Ibrahim has two sisters and three brothers, including Rajab Ochomo.

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Date of birth: 6 February 2003

Family history: Hassan lives with his maternal grandmother, Zainab Namukum. His father died in 2004. His mother is still alive but married elsewhere and does not provide for her own children. The upbringing is entirely in the hands of the grandmother. The grandmother cultivates one acre of land and also works for other people to earn a living. Her house is too small to accommodate her and her three grandchildren. Hassan has two sisters, Mwanamisi and Asha Okutoyi, who also attend the centre.

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Date of birth: 17 November 1998

Family history: Father died of AIDS related disease, mother too ill to work. Ibrahim has two sisters and one brother.

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Date of birth: 23 December 1995

Family history: Peter is an orphan.  No information is known about Peter's parents.  He lives with his paternal aunt, Godliver Omondi who is physically handicapped and uses a wheelchair.  She works as a receptionist at the Mumias Municipal Council, their living conditions are favourable and their economic situation is stable.  Peter came to the centre in 2005, he is happy and cheerful.  When Peter grows up he wants to be a doctor.

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Date of birth: 4 November 2002

Family history: Father died of lung cancer, mother died of AIDS related disease. James lives with his grandmother who is too old and frail to work. He has a brother, Emmanuel Ochienga, who also attends the centre

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Date of birth: 13 April 2002

Family history: Both parents died of AIDS related diseases. Ramadhan lives with an elderly grandmother who works, when she can, as a domestic help. He has one sister.

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Date of birth: 27 June 2000 

Family history: Peter lives with his aunt who works as a domestic help.

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Date of birth: 20 December 2004

Family history: No information is known about Felix's parents. He has no fixed home and is cared for by various relatives. Felix has one brother.

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Date of birth: 27 April 2002

Family history: Father died of an AIDS related disease, mother works as a domestic help. Manzur has three brothers.

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Date of birth: 6 March 1999

Family history: Father died of AIDS related disease. Juma lives with his mother who runs a small kiosk growing and selling vegetables for a living. He has two sisters, Lucy Wanga and Edith Wesa, and two brothers, Caleb Maloba and Edwin Shiundu. All five children attend the centre. 

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Date of birth: 15 April 2002

Family history: Father died of an AIDS related disease, mother suffering from AIDS related illness. Lenard has one sister, Mass Wamkoya who also attends the centre, and two brothers.

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Date of birth: 14 February 2002

Family history: Rajab was taken in from the streets.  His mother has remarried and abandoned her children.  His father lives in Lumino and does not provide for his children. Rajab lives with a guardian, who works as a handyman. Rajab has two sisters and three brothers, including Ibrahim Ochomo.

Rajab is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: Unknown

Family history: Unknown

Asmin is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 14 April 1996

Family history: Father died of AIDS related disease. Edwin lives with his mother who runs a small kiosk growing and selling vegetables for a living. He has two sisters, Lucy Wanga and Edith Wesa, and two brothers, Caleb Maloba and Juma Shiundu. All five children attend the centre.

Edwin is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: September 1998

Family history: Hamza lives with his paternal grandmother who sells maize and has a semi-permanent house and low economic status. Hamza and Sumeya Machani Issa (who also attends the centre) have the same father but different mothers. Their father died in 2001 of an AIDS related illness, and Hamza’s mother is also dead but the year is not known. Hamza was found happy and healthy looking and came to the centre in 2005. Hamza wants to be a teacher when he grows up.

Hamza is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 20 March 1999

Family history: Fadhili lives with his paternal uncle who earns his living with one dairy animal meaning their living standards are not up to date. This was portrayed from how the child was found in tattered and dirty clothes with his food being served on utensils. Fadhili’s mother died in 2004 and his father died in 2003, both from AIDS related illnesses. Fadhili has a twin brother, Yassin Magero, and the two have been separated each living with different uncles. The uncles have a rift between them as each one wants guardianship of both the twins and each uncle speaks ill of the other. Fadhili wants to be a doctor when he’s older.

Fadhili is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 28 October 1997

Family history: Rajab lives with his mother. The whereabouts of his father is unknown.

Rajab is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 20 March 1999

Family history: Yassin lives in a sizeable semi-permanent house with his uncle and is comfortable and happy. They work on one acre of land and sell milk for a living. His mother died in 2004 and his father died in 2003. Yassin has a twin brother, Fadhili Kumaruti, and the two have been separated each living with different uncles. The uncles have a rift between them as each one wants guardianship of both the twins and each uncle speaks ill of the other. Yassin has a ringworm infection that doesn’t respond to treatment, the plan is for Yassin to be dewormed and then the infection treated. Yassin wants to be a teacher when he grows up.

Yassin is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 28 July 2002

Family history: Patrick lives with his mother, who is severely disabled. He has one brother, Vincent Wesa, who also attends the centre. Their economic status is very unstable.

Patrick is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 7 February 1995

Family history: Victor's father died in 1996 and his mother in 1999. Victor lives with his best friends, Hamza Osundwa and Malik Were, and their father and step-mother. Victor came to the centre in 2003 in tatters and desperate.

Victor is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 12 March 2001

Family history: Daniel lives with his Grandma and on a plot bought by his Grandma's son. The Grandma has no land and so survives by working for other people. She lives with four grandchildren and has no proper source of income for looking after them. We have no details on Daniel's parents. His younger cousin, Shadrack Neteide, and older sister, Electine Khambaya, also attend the centre.

Daniel is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 29 August 2002

Family history: Father died of an AIDS related disease, mother's whereabouts is unknown. Dianostic lives with his grandmother who works, when she can, as a domestic help.

Dianostic is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 24 February 2004

Family history: Both parents died of AIDS related diseases. Griffiths lives with a relative who works as a farm labourer. Griffiths has three sisters and two brothers.

Griffiths is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 6 January 1994

Family history: Hamza's mother died in 2002. He and his brother Malik Were live with their father and step-mother in one very small room. Their best friend, orphan Victor Maloba Oulo, also lives with them. Hamza was emaciated and undernourished when he first came to the centre in 2003. Hamza wants to be a teacher when he grows up.

Hamza is supported by a UK sponsor.

Date of birth: 10 April 1996

Family history: Malik's mother died in 2002. He and his brother Hamza Osundwa live with their father and step-mother in one very small room. Their best friend, orphan Victor Maloba Oulo, also lives with them. When Malik grows up he wants to be a policeman.

Malik is supported by a UK sponsor.