Baby Class
Baby Class
Name: Johnson
lives at Fruitful since January 2017, started to visit in February 2016
year of birth: 2011
background: The family that brought Johnson to us hired his mother when she had already been pregnant. Unfortunately they could not afford a taxi to the hospital as she started giving birth, so she had to give birth at home. As usual for local births, Johnsons mother lost a lot of blood and altough she received medical treatment, she passed away one week later. Luckily Johnson could stay with that family until he turned three, then we started to help out.
Name: Nelson
lives at Fruitful since August 2016
year of birth: 2014
background: The father of Nelson and his sister Queen (also in Baby Class) worked as a truck driver and became a victim of an accident on the way to Uganda in 2014. When their mother heard about that, she decided to run away and leave her parents alone with Nelson and Queen. Just two days after that, the situation got even worse after their grandfather passed away too and left the 70-year-old grandma in an overwhelming dilemma: because of the other son loosing his job, they were not able to care for the kids anymore and had no other choice than to send them to Fruitful. We hope that from now on the lifes of Nelson and Queen are more fortunate than before.
Names: Rebecca and Bahati
living at Isaacs Aunt since October 2016, came to Fruitful in April 2016
year of birth: 2014
background: The siblings were found, wrapped in blankets, at the veranda of a couple that had never seen them before. Supported by the police, they were looking for their mother for one year - unfortunately without succes. In April 2016 they brought the sisters to Fruitful and some months later Isaacs aunt decided to take care of them. Since that day, she brings the girls to Fruitful every morning and picks them up in the evening.
Luckily both of them got sponsored at once and will join school together!
Name: Queen
lives at Fruitful since August 2016
year of birth: 2012
background: The father of Queen and her brother Nelson (also in Baby Class) worked as a truck driver and became a victim of an accident on the way to Uganda in 2014. When their mother heard about that, she decided to run away and leave her parents alone with Nelson and Queen. Just two days after that, the situation got even worse after their grandfather passed away too and left the 70-year-old grandma in an overwhelming dilemma: because of the other son loosing his job, they were not able to care for the kids anymore and had no other choice than to send them to Fruitful. We hope that from now on the lifes of Nelson and Queen are more fortunate than before.
We are so happy that Queen found a sponsor and joined the other Blue Sky students.
Names: Laureen and Laurence
live with their "uncle", visit Fruitful since 2016
year of birth: 2012
background: One night a man parked his car in front of a shop and went in there to buy some food. He forgot to lock the car and when he came back, he discovered that someone put the twins into the car. No one knew where they came from, so the man decided to take them home, where they live since 3 years now.
Name: Patrick
lives with a foster mother, visits Fruitful since 2016
year of birth: 2014
background: A woman found Patrick on the street. She tried to find his parents but apparently no one was missing him. Now Patrick is living with her and visits Fruitful at day.
Name: Steven
lives at Fruitful since September 2015
year of birth: 2014
background: Steven was living with his father and step-mother, but they didn't treat him well. Their neighbour informed us that his father was an alcoholic and his step-mother made Steven suffer by not giving him food. When we visited them to ask if we could take Steven with us, his step-mother said "take him and if it's possible never bring him back again".
Our charming boy was so lucky to find a sponsor already! He visits a primary school in town since march 2017.
Name: Ebenezer
lives at Fruitful since November 2015
year of birth: 2013
background: Ebenezers father dissapeared before he was born. The mother of Ebenezer came from the street and had to get a complicated surgery for his birth which made it impossible for her to do hard work ever again. So she and her 4 children depended on their grandfather but after he passed away, Ebenezers mother was not able to feed her kids and provide them with education anymore. One son is being supported by the church, two others found a sponsor through Fruitful and already visit a school. Ebenezer, the youngest, still remains with us.
Name: Irene
lives with her mother, visits Fruitful since March 2015
year of birth: 2012
background: Irenes mother had a relationship with a man that told her he was not married. But he was lying and one day his wife discovered their relationship and chased Irenes mother away. Unfortunately she was already pregnant. She got Irene and later another baby. but is not able to take care for them properly, because she has no job. We also help her with the rent for her room sometimes and Irene is always welcome to eat and visit the lessons.
Name: Erik
lives at Fruitful since March 2014
year of birth: 2013
background: Erics mother had a relationship with a man, that didn't love her and never intended to marry her. She stayed with him because she needed money for her mother, who was sick. One day she got pregnant by that man, he gave her money to abort the baby but Erics mother decided not to do that and gave birth to a girl, which she named Mariam (she visits our Class One). After that she had some jobs on farms until she got pregnant by an owner of her workplace. This man sent her away because he feared problems with his wife. Erics mother got her second baby, Eric and decided to leave them at her parents because she did not know how to feed both of them. After Mariams and Erics grandparents died, we started to take care of them.
Name: Lidya
lives at Fruitful since February 2016
year of birth: 2013
background: Lidya was found by a woman on the street. She was all alone and crying so the woman decided to take her home. She took care for her until she got married and her husband didn't believe her that Lidya was not her physical daughter. He was very mad and beat her wife until she decided to bring Lidya to Fruitful.
Name: Helena
lives with her uncle, visits Fruitful since January 2017
year of birth: 2013
background: We have no information about what happened to Helenas parents. Helena lived with her grandma but after she got sick, Helena was send to her uncle who is taking care for her now. Unfortunately he has no job, so he asked us for help.
Name: Deborah
lives with her mother, visits Fruitful since February 2017
year of birth: 2014
background: Deborahs father beat her mother and chased her with her two children away in order to marry a new woman. At that time Deborahs mother was working as a housemaiden, the owner offered her a room to stay but he didn't want to pay her anymore. She denied this offer and moved to Arusha in the hope that she will find a better job. Until now she wasn't lucky and works for free in order to have a room to stay with her children. Deborahs sister lives at another orphanage.
Deborah already joined the Blue Sky School.
Name: Faith
lives with her aunt, visits Fruitful since January 2016
year of birth: 2014
background: Faiths mother became pregnant when she was in class 5 and had to stop her education so she lost her future. She is still alive but has no job and therefore not able to take care for Faith. Faiths father died after taking too many drugs.
Name: Elisha
lives with his aunt, visits Fruitful since May 2015
year of birth: 2012
background: The father of Eliah and Elisha (twins) worked as a security guide for a big company. One night he fell asleep during his work shift and got shot by unknown people. When their mother got the information about the murder of her husband, she suffered a shock and died of high blood pressure. The aunt and grandmother of the twins, who work together, try to take care of them now. Since they only depend on selling bananas on the street, we decided to help out and offer them a place at our Day Care Center.
Name: Eliah
lives with his aunt, visits Fruitful since May 2015
year of birth: 2012
background: The father of Eliah and Elisha (twins) worked as a security guide for a big company. One night he fell asleep during his work shift and got shot by unknown people. When their mother got the information about the murder of her husband, she suffered a shock and died of high blood pressure. The aunt and grandmother of the twins, who work together, try to take care of them now. Since they only depend on selling bananas on the street, we decided to help out and offer them a place at our Day Care Center.
Name: Wisdom
lives with his uncle, visits Fruitful since February 2016
Year of birth: 2013
background: Wisdoms father passed aways after he was born. His mother married a new man in 2015, but he refused to take care of her children. She asked her brother for help, who already has 6 children on his own, but he agreed. He is trying hard but is only able to send two of his kids to school, so he asked us if we can take Wisdom and his older sister Nancy (who visits our Class two) to Fruitful. Additionally his room is not big enough for 8 children and he can't feed them all. Unfortunately we are also struggling with space and we are only able to offer them our lessons. As soon as we have more room, we will take them to Fruitful.