Boniface is an orphan who lives with his aged grandparents. They are unable to cater for him, let alone raise school fees. He needs help to continue his studies.

Joy lives with her mother as the whereabouts of her father are unknown. Her mother depends on casual work for upkeep. She needs help to continue with her education.

Patrick's father, the sole breadwinner, is permanently bedridden with sickness leaving him with no financial backing to continue with his education.

Emmaculate is the last born in a family of three; one sister and one brother. Her parents rely on subsistence farming for livelihood, which has been greatly affected by the changing climate. While in primary school, Emmaculate spent most of the time at home while the other students were at school. This was because of lack of finances to cater for some of the requirements at school. This did not stop her but instead propelled her towards achieving her dream of becoming a cardiologist in order to save lives. Her role model is Barack Obama and she likes his phrase of ‘Yes we can’. Moreover, she likes reading story books during her free time.

Shirleen is a bright child but needs support in continuing with her education because both her parents have been unable to cater for her because of being HIV positive which has made them very sickly lacking a source of income.

Davis is the second born in a family of six. He completed his primary school education and passed very well in his national examinations. His parents deserted the family and he and his siblings are currently living with their aged grandmother who is unable to work. Davis is a determined young boy who wants to be a meteorologist to fulfill his desire of understanding the earth’s atmospheric phenomena as well as uplift his family from poverty. The encouraging words from his grandmother have propelled him to pursue his dreams and he believes that there is light at the end of the tunnel. He likes playing football during his free time.

Kelvin is the last born in a family of four. He loves watching and playing football. Both his parents have no jobs and are really struggling to cater for their family. He wants to become a secondary school teacher when he grows up. He is inspired to be a teacher so that he can contribute to building society through knowledge sharing.

Solomon is a hard working student who loves to go to church and student religion. He is from a large family who cannot support his education.