Our Children
A Holistic Strategy for
Lasting Change
Our Children
A Holistic Strategy for
Lasting Change
BRIAN BUKENYA
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 13 |
| Weight / Height | 40 Kg / 147 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 40 EUR |
| School | Kings way Primary sch |
| Grade | Primary- Grade 3 |
| Interests | Brian has a big warm smile, he is hard working (very helpful) social and friendly. He loves sports and participating in physical activity’s. Brian respects people so much and has this unselfish kindness that comes from the heart, If someone is sick in the home he goes out his way to make sure they are comfortable |
| Health Condition | Normal |
| History | Brian’s mother left their home in the slums and the father was abusive as he was mentally disturbed. Brian was rescued and brought to Jaja’s home at 2 years. |
AMINA NAKANWAGI
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 17 |
| Weight / Height | 58 Kg / 170 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 40 EUR |
| School | Kitende Secondary School |
| Grade | Secondary-Form 3 |
| Interests | Amina is a bright personality with a lot of confidence. She’s respectful but hides away from chores. School isn’t her best trait but with her social personality and confidence she can accomplish great things. Her English is improving as she gets more confident to speak it. We are considering possibly enrolling her in a beauty school (she is struggling with her grades and she would like to be a hair dresser) for skills/vocational training. |
| Health Condition | Normal/ has allergy attacks when it is cold and breathing problems and anxiety symptoms |
| History | Amina’s family were Jaja’s Neighbors. She was brought in at 6mnths after her mother died and the father could not take care of her because he had a mental disorder. |
SWALEH KIYINGI
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 19 |
| Weight / Height | 58 Kg / 165 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 43 EUR |
| School | Rhida Islamic School (Boarding) |
| Grade | Secondary-Form 4 |
| Interests | Swaleh is the “go to man” he knows how to fix anything and everything around the home, if he doesn’t know, leave it with him and he will figure how. A natural and handy talent he has, especially because he would like to have his own business trading parts (We are looking for a mentor for him, someone who is in the same industry that he can look up to and be his apprentice) At school he’s “Mr Popular” and enjoys football, dancing, making people laugh and entertaining. |
| Health Condition | Normal |
| History | After Swaleh’s mother died his father took him when he was 2yrs to Jaja’s, claiming he was going to work far away and would be checking on the kids but he never returned. Swaleh is Farida’s big brother. |
DOREEN NANYANGE
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 16 |
| Weight / Height | 52 Kg / 155 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 41 EUR |
| School | Kitende Secondary School |
| Grade | Secondary-Form 3 |
| Interests | Doreen is a talkative cheerful little lady, she is very helpful to all and a bright student. He grades are excellent and receives encouraging feedback from teachers. Doreen has an interest in languages, whenever we have volunteers at the home she always tries to learn and remember different greetings. |
| Health Condition | Normal |
| History | Doreen was brought to Jaja by a girl Jaja had raised. Her mother divorced her father (because he was violent) and left Doreen at 4 months. |
BRENDA NAKYANZI
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 3 |
| Weight / Height | 10 Kg / 86 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 23 EUR |
| School | Stays at home |
| Grade | None |
| Interests | Little Brenda is shy at first but very cuddly with an infectious big smile. Everything she does is dainty & delicate even when she speaks (the words aren’t clear but she is gaining confidence to talk). She enjoys finger painting, interactive learning and loves wearing her favorite dirndl dress! |
| Health Condition | Recovered from pneumonia and severe malnourishment. |
| History | Brenda was brought to Jaja when she was 1, by the local area chairman. Her mother had been murdered by her father and was later found in a trench in the slums. |
SYLVIA NANYUNJ
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 16 |
| Weight / Height | 46 Kg / 159 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 40 EUR |
| School | Kitende Secondary School |
| Grade | Secondary-Form 3 |
| Interests | Sylvia is a strong independent little lady (with a lot of self respect) she is determined to succeed and has this feisty character that we believe will help her achieve anything she puts her mind to. She loves reading and learning about other cultures. |
| Health Condition | Normal |
| History | Sylvia is a daughter of Jaja’s niece who died. She was not treated well by her mothers family because she was born out of wedlock so Sylvia ran away to Jaja. |
JOSEPH MULINDWA
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 16 |
| Weight / Height | 40 Kg / 150 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 40 EUR |
| School | Kings way Primary sch |
| Grade | Primary- Grade 5 |
| Interests | Joseph loves watching Chinese kung fu movies! He’s a typical boy, not a fan of chores or showers but he’s our go to man for fixing the Jerry can lanterns when the electricity goes out. Joseph has a warm heart towards Nakakawa because she looks up to him he’s very protective of her. |
| Health Condition | Normal |
| History | Joseph was brought to Jaja by one of the girls Jaja raised as her own. She abandoned Joseph at Jaja’s house |
SANDRA NALUKWAGO
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 19 |
| Weight / Height | 55 Kg / 178cm |
| Shoe Size | 40 EUR |
| School | joining university August 2013 |
| Grade | – |
| Interests | Sandra is extremely determined and driven to succeed. Having grown up in the slums of kuntunga since the age of the age of 2 by Jaja who raised Sandra to know that education was key to her survival, she is an ambitious student who would like to become a secondary school teacher. She finds trusting strangers hard at first which is understandable as she says she has seen many people cheat Jaja so she is protective of her family, Sandra keeps her heart close to her but she has a big heart and a lot of respect for Jaja and wants to make her proud. |
| Health Condition | Normal/ has allergy attacks when it is cold |
| History | Sandra was brought to jajja at 4 months. The mother had died, the father died shortly after.Jajja decided to stay with her because she had no one to take her to |
GRACE NANYANGE
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 19 |
| Weight / Height | 52 Kg / 157 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 39 EUR |
| School | Kitende Secondary School |
| Grade | Secondary-Form 2 |
| Interests | Grace is always singing with a big smile on her face, she is part of the choir and spends her free time choreographing dances with Sylvia, Doreen and Amina. Gracie has a soft warmth and very caring nature, she is naturally good with the little children (they love her, especially little Brenda is she is sick she want no one but Gracie) which is why she wants to be a mid wife, she loves taking care of babies. |
| Health Condition | Normal |
| History | Grace (Rogers big sister) was brought to Jaja when she was 3 years by a man Jaja had raised as her own. His wife divorced him & left him because he had become abusive. Her Father still visits from time to time but she only knows him as Jaja’s son not her father |
FARIDA BABIRYE
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 16 |
| Weight / Height | 59 Kg / 158 Cm |
| Shoe Size | 40 EUR |
| School | All saints Primary school |
| Grade | Primary-Grade 5 |
| Interests | Faridah is very timid and tends to hide from people, with time she is coming out of her shell but growing she didn’t develop mentally at the same pace as other children which has given her a low self esteem, she often feels left out at school by children who call her “slow” (she was being bullied because she has been repeating the same grade for the past 4yrs). We moved her to a new school to give her a fresh start, she seems a lot happier. We will monitor her but considering taking her out of school and into a Skills Internship program because we understand not everyone is academically gifted and we want her to believe in herself. |
| Health Condition | Normal |
| History | After Farida’s mother died her father brought her to Jaja (at 7mnths) claiming he was going to work far away and would be checking in on the kids but he never returned. Farida is Swaleh’s little sister. |
