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Philister E. 1191

Grade Female: Kindergarten - 8th Gr.

School Grade 5

Philister is the third born in a family of four children. She was born in Gulwe village, Mfangano West Location in Mfangano Division. Her father died in 2015 and left Philister and her siblings under the care of her mother who does not have any source of income.

Philister’s oldest sibling, Samuel, is learning at Kakiimba Secondary School in grade 11. The second born, Rose Akong’o, is learning at Gulwe primary school in grade 6. The youngest, Elsa Ajwang, is not old enough to attend school yet.

Since the death of Philister’s father, who was the sole breadwinner, life has been almost unbearable. Her mother only fetches firewood to sell in order to get food for her children. This is not easy and often is not enough. Most of the time, the family would only get two meals a day and sometimes only porridge. Providing for the educational needs of her children has also been a real struggle for Philister’s mother. She depends on well-wishers and relatives to help with these costs. Philister and her siblings would miss school a lot because of the inconsistency of funds.

Philster was learning at Kageno ECD Centre before joining GGCC. She was admitted to GGCC in January of 2017 as an orphaned and vulnerable child in KG1.  She is a young, quiet girl but attentive in class. She is happy to be at GGCC and enjoys playing with her peers and fellow pupils. At GGCC, Philister will get all the three meals and be able to learn well without the stress of being sent home for school levies.

She loves playing hide and seek, football, and swinging.  Her ambition is to become a Doctor.

Update, November 2017:

Philister is doing well in school where her favorite subject is math.  She wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She attends Pentecostal Evangelical church of Africa when she returns to her village.  In her free time, Philister enjoys playing netball all her friends.  Netball is combination of volleyball and basketball.

Grade 5 - 2024

DOB: 2012

Partial Orphan