Joseph is an orphan who has suffered many things. After the death of his father, who was always quarreling with the mother, he went back to his mother's father. Later, the mother remarried in the Western Province of Kenya and took back custody of Joseph. The second father disliked the boy and refused to provide for the basic needs. Now he is happy to be at the Ah-gah-pay Mercy Children Centre – Kenya where his needs are met. He is a very bright boy in his academic work. His ambition is to be a bus driver. During the 2008 violence, Joseph and his family were kicked out of their house and went back to his grandfather. The mother is unemployed and the grandfather has no source of income to care for the family and educate the boy. He was at-risk of dropping out of school and going to the streets to seek ways of survival. His favorite subject is English. His favorite game is athletics while his favorite food is chapati and cabbage. Please sponsor him to help him achieve his dreams.

Intercessor is 15 years old. Her father is a volunteer at AMCC and her mother has a small shop selling cell phone accessories and sim cards, and charging phone batteries. Growing up, she attended Kagio Primary School. She enjoyed playing with friends, reading novels, and swimming. She grew up in her parents rented house, where she shared a bedroom with her three siblings. She loves meeting new people and making new friends. Currently she is at boarding school, studying in Form 1, where she is working hard. However, she is frequently sent home due to a lack of money for tuition. Intercessor is hoping to attend University at Egerton, and aspires to become a lawyer. Intercessor is looking for a sponsor so that she can continue her studies without breaks.

My name is Issa Kaingbanja. I am a boy of 12 years. I am in grade 6. My favorite subject is Mathematics. I want to be a Business Manager when I get older. I like listening to our local music. I also like movies done by Sierra Leonean artist. My favorite game is basketball; I normally play it in my school during lunchtime. I like going round my school watching at the beautiful colors planted in my school compound. I like reading storybooks. My favorite food is cassava leaf and rice. In my leisure time I play ludo.

Noeline is a very bright young girl who always yearns to help others. Her dream is to be a doctor, and she works hard at school to succeed, especially in the social studies field where she tends to shine among her peers.

My father is a used cloth trader and my mother is deceased. Out of the meager earnings my father makes, he struggles to see us through our education. One bad moment at our home has always been when school is about to resume. It is usually very pathetic to watch my father almost humiliating himself to ensure we go to school. However, considering the fact that my father is just a trader and the fact that we are many, I can predict that we may just become victims of the routine school dropout ( especially at or after the JHS level ) which has characterized the educational trend in my village. When I look at the toil of my father and how far I have suffered to get to this point, quitting is not an option I want to consider. I desire to further my education because I know that educating myself as a youth today means a responsible adult tomorrow. I pray that someone somewhere will assist me to go through my Junior High School to the tertiary level so I can become the police officer I have dreamed of becoming.

Sthephany is a hard-working, upbeat young woman who just graduated first in her class from primary school. There, her teachers noted her timeliness with assignments and her willingness to help her fellow students when they were struggling with a lesson. Sthephany dreams of studying math education in university and then returning to her community to teach upper school mathematics. She credits her mother and father for doing everything in their power to help her continue her studies, and looks forward to one day supporting them.

Analida is an outstanding student who dreams of becoming a teacher one day. She lives with her mother in Quebrada Guabo, the same community that the original founders of Few for Change visited while studying in Panama. Analida has fantastic grades and writes clearly and her determination and spirit shined through clearly throughout her application to Few for Change. Her teacher describes her as "respectful…responsible and intelligent…and not afraid to answer or ask questions in class." She is motivated by the absence of her father, who lives and works away from his family. "I don't live with my father," Analida wrote in her essay, "but that is not a barrier for me."

My father is a used cloth trader and my mother is deceased. Out of the meager earnings my father makes, he struggles to see us through our education. One bad moment at our home has always been when school is about to resume. It is usually very pathetic to watch my father almost humiliating himself to ensure we go to school. However, considering the fact that my father is just a trader and the fact that we are many, I can predict that we may just become victims of the routine school dropout ( especially at or after the JHS level ) which has characterized the educational trend in my village. When I look at the toil of my father and how far I have suffered to get to this point, quitting is not an option I want to consider. I desire to further my education because I know that educating myself as a youth today means a responsible adult tomorrow. I pray that someone somewhere will assist me to go through my Junior High School to the tertiary level so I can become the police officer I have dreamed of becoming.

Noeline is a very bright young girl who always yearns to help others. Her dream is to be a doctor, and she works hard at school to succeed, especially in the social studies field where she tends to shine among her peers.