Wasswa
Yusuf
Yusuf was born a healthy boy. At a young age he had Malaria.
The
Malaria progressed to where he had seizures associated with
the
illness.
He was treated for Marlaria, and the seizures went away.
However,
Yusuf is not able to talk and is only able to hear a little due to
Malaria.
He is currently seven years old. |
Lunkuse
Esther
Esther
is fifteen years old. At a young age she
developed
some bad ear
infections. As a result, she now has a hearing loss.
She needs to
be close to the speaker and the voice needs to be loud in order for her
to hear
what is being said.
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Motovu
Wilson
Wilson is a fifteen-year-old boy with Down Syndrome. He also
has some
vision loss. Wilson is the third child in a family of eight
children.
He is in need of a sponsor so he can go to school so he can
learn more
skills that will help him in the future.
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Kitwanda
Benard
While
pregnant with Benard, his mom
contracted Malaria. Benard walked at the age of three.
He had
trouble in speaking, but now tries to speak a few words.
Benard is
now twelve years old.
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Kyaziike
Meria
Meria was born at home. She is not able to hear nor talk.
Meria is
eight-years-old and looking for a sponsor so she can go to school.
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Jessica Chandiru
is a lovely twelve-year-old
who has muscular dystrophy. Her
weak
muscles mean that needs to use a wheelchair to go to school. Her muscles started to
become weak at the age
of three. Jessica
stays wither her three
brothers and mom. When
asked what she
likes to do, she responds “I like carrying babies”.
Her favorite animal is a cow and she likes
the color red.
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Jackson Dwati
Jackson lives in an Ugandan
village. He is a
nine-year-old boy who
was born deaf. When
his father realized
that Jackson could not hear, he abandoned Jackson and Jackson’s mom. Jackson’s mom then took
him to his aunt
because she could not afford to care for his basic needs. In 2008, Spring of Hope
met Jackson’s
aunt. Jackson stays
at home to wash
dishes and clean the house. Since
meeting Jackson, Spring of Hope has provided lessons at home. Jackson was taken to a
school that teaches
kids who are deaf. However,
Jackson is
in need of a school sponsor so that he can continue his education.
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Nanteza Lukia
Lukia is a nine-year-old girl who
enjoys singing during Sunday School at church.
She likes the color green and likes goats. She lives with her
parents, two brothers, and
sister. Nanteza was
born a typical
developing child, but at the age of three had Malaria.
The medicine she was given resulted in
paralysis to her limbs. She
is a
beautiful girl who is serving the Lord through her singing ability. Lukia is praying that God
will provide a
sponsor. Her dad
was paying, but he got
in an accident and is now not able to pay the fees.
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Marina Kenneth
Marina was a healthy child, but then had
malaria at four years old. Malaria
caused her to have a collection on her neck as well as neck stiffness. Water was removed from her
neck. From this
incidence, she was no longer able
to walk, unable to hear nor speak.
She currently can sit and had to move around by
crawling. Marina
was taken to the Hospital and referred
to another specialist. However,
her
parents couldn’t afford the specialist.
Marina is currently six years old.
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Namubiru Aisha
Aisha was born healthy, but then had a
polio immunization. As
a result of the
immunization, she was left unable to walk at the age of four. She was given exercises
and was then able to
walk. She became
weak and was taken to
the hospital. At
the hospital she
regained his strength. Aisha
is a slow
learner due to the polio immunization. She is a doing very well in her
activities of daily living, which Spring of Hope has been implementing. Aisha is eleven-years old
and needs a sponsor
so she can go to school.
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