Victoria Wambui Mucheru

Birthday:	October 5, 1995	I Want to Be:	Journalist
Gender:	Female	Hobbies:	Reading Novels
Favorite Classes:	Biology, Kiswahili	Hometown:	Thika, Kenya
Favorite Books:	The Bible & The River Between	Family:	mother, 2 sisters, 1 grandmother

School:	St. Basil Gathanji Secondary School
	Gatanga
	Kenya

Victoria is a bright girl whose hope has been kindled by admission to Agape Mercy Children’s Center. She became a partial orphan when her father died in October 2006. Victoria’s family is poor - her mother had been a housewife before the death of her unemployed father. With the death of the father, the full burden of feeding and providing for three children was left upon the poor, semi-illiterate widow. They live on a small plot of land that they attempt to farm, though to little success. Before admission to AMCC, Victoria was at-risk of being forced into exploitative child labor or commercial sex, risking infection with HIV/AIDS.

Victoria’s dream is to become a journalist so that she can help her mother provide for her two sisters. She plans to do so only after graduating from a recognized university, whether local or abroad. Her favorite foods are rice and kale.