Ransom



Ransom is now being sponsored by Jana from Slovakia. Ransom is 5 years old and in Class 1 in school. His mother died in 2008 and his father's whereabouts is unknown. He lives with his grandmother who is the only adult struggling to support his needs. He regularly suffers from scabies.

Tina



David from Scotland is now sponsoring Tina. Tina is 7 years old and in Class 1 at school. Her father died of AIDS in 2006 and her mother died of illness just two years later.  She is currently living with her grandmother, who is the only relative struggling to support her.

Ludrick and Cedrick



Ludrick and Cedrick are now being sponsored by Tom from the USA. Ludrick and Cedrick are 5 year old twins in Class 1 in school. Their father died of AIDS. Their mother is still alive, but is HIV positive and very sick. However, she abandoned them when they were only 3 months old. Both kids were malnutritioned and urgently needed food supplements to get healthy again. Currently they are doing fine. In August, they received a vaccination for yellow fever, tetanus, measles and meningitis. They were the only kids that did not scream at the prick of a syringe!

Fanuel

Ermelinda from Spain has now taken over sponsorship of Fanuel. Fanuel is 12 years. His mother died in 2000, shortly after Fanuel was born. His father died in 2002. He is currently living at a friend of his mother's.

During the summer, he suffered from tearing eyes. After a medical check-up, he took drugs and got better after a few days!
Fanuel is currently repeating form 5. His results last year were very poor. He got permission to go to primary 6, but we thought it better for him to repeat his year, as he will get a much stronger background to continue his education.

Aquila

Ermelinda is also sponsoring Rene. Rene is 12 years old and in Class 6 at school, but we fear he'll have some difficulties passing the First School Leaving Certificate. His mother died in 2003 and his father died in 2005. He currently lives with his elderly grandmother, who supports Rene and three other children, even though she is too old to work.

Morine

Morine is being supported by Klara from Wales. Morine is 18 years old and currently lives with her grandmother. Her mother died and her father is not willing to take care of her needs. She worked hard in summer to earn money in order to finance her own education, but this was not enough. She is now attending Form 5 of secondary school.

Jupiter

Jupiter is supported by Zuzana from Slovakia. He is 11 years old, and currently lives with his aging grandparents. Jupiter's father died in 2003 from illness. Jupiter's mother left him when he was just a baby and has not returned to visit him since. Jupiter is currently repeating Class 5.

Betuel

Betuel is 11 years old and sponsored by Mandy from the UK. In 2003 he got a serious skin disease and his family is not financially capable to fund Betuel’s treatment. After dropping out of school due to health issues, he is now allowed to go to school again and he is currently attending Class 3.

Albertine

Albertine has been sponsored since 2006 by Judith. She is 16 years old and is in Secondary Form 5. Her father died in 2000 from malaria. Her mother is alive but is blind and has to support five children. Albertine is currently living with her mother, brother Winston, and sisters Evelyn and Markurise.

Albertine spent her summerholidays in Mamfe. Right after the start of school, she suffered from Malaria. But luckily, she's recovered well!

Betila

Betila has been sponsored since April 2010 by Anna and Greg. She is 12 years old and is attending Form 2 of secondary school. Her father is unknown and her mother died in the year 2000 when Betila was only 7 months old.  She is currently living with her grandmother and her 12 year old brother, Collins.

Larissa

Larissa has been sponsored since January 2010 by Gemma from England. She is 7 years old and is attending Primary Class 3. Her father died in July 2009 and her mother has abandoned her. She is currently living with her aunt, who is blind.

During the summer, Larissa was bitten by a snake, but luckily her aunt quickly realised what had happened and took Larissa to the hospital. She fully recovered! The snake was killed by her cousin, Winston!

Winston

Winston has been sponsored since November 2006 by Ingrid and Judith. He is 13 years old and is in Form 1 of secondary school. His father died in 2000. His mother is alive but blind and has to support five children. Winston is currently living with his mother, and sisters Albertine, Evelyn, and Markurise.

Bendrine

Bendrine has been sponsored since May 2010 by Leslie Frye from the United States. Bendrine is 10 years old. His mother and father both died in 2008. He is currently living with his grandmother. During the summer, him and his brother Feldrick helped her with harvesting corn and clearing the farm for the new farming season. This only happened a few days per week, because they were also attending lessons of the After School Education Program. Since school started in September, Bendrine attends Primary Class 4.

Sandrine

Sandrine is selling peanuts this summer.

Sandrine has been sponsored since March 2010 by Leslie from the US. She is 15 years old and is in Form 4 of secondary school. Her mother died in 2002. Her father is unknown. Sandrine is Claudine's twin sister. Sandrine lives with her grandmother and other siblings.

Claudine

Claudine has been sponsored since 2010 by Peter from the UK. She is 15 years old and is Form 4 of Secondary School. Her mother died in 2002. Her father is unknown. Claudine is Sandrine’s twin sister. Claudine currently lives with her grandmother and other siblings.

Nancy

Nancy has been sponsored since March 2010 by Joan from Spain. She is 15 years old and is attending Primary 5. Her father died in 2004 when he was over 80 years old. Her mother died in April 2009 after a prolonged illness. Nancy is currently living with her aunt.

During the summer, she's been helping her out on the farm, harvesting corn and preparing the farm for the new season!

Doriane

Doriane has been sponsored since February 2010 by Marzia from the UK. She is 12 years old. Her mother died in 2004 after being sick for 3 years and her father died in 2006. She is being taken care of by her maternal grandfather who borrows money in order to pay her school fees.
Dorianne spent this summer helping him out in the farm, harvesting corn and clearing the farm for next season.
The first of September was an exciting day for her, since she started going to secondary school!

Feldrick

Feldrick has been sponsored since March 2010 by Marta from Spain. He is 13 years old. His parents both died in 2008. He and his younger brother are being looked after by their grandmother. During the summer, they've been helping her harvesting corn and preparing the farm for the new farming season. On other days, they attended the lessons of the After School Education Program. Feldrick is currently attending Secondary Form 1. It's an exciting change for him.

Melvis

Melvis has been sponsored since January 2010 by Maria from Spain. She is 16 years old and is currently attending Form 3. Her her mother died in 2001. She used to need to work on other peoples’ farms to get the money for school fees. Melvis is currently living with her grandmother.

Randy

Randy is being sponsored by Ted and Linda in Canada. He is 4 years old and his mother died from soon after he was born. His father is unknown. Randy has been taken in by his mother's cousin who is also very poor.

Colette

Colette has been sponsored since November 2009 by Molly from the US. She is 15 years old.  Her father died in 2004 and her mother in 2007. She is currently living with her mother’s cousin and her brother, Randy.
Colette struggeld a lot in school and is currently repeating Primary Class 5. Throughout the summer, she's been tutored by Katie, a U.S. volunteer with RUDEC. Her improvements were remarkable. We are continuing to give her one-on-one tutoring on Saturdays.

Maxmine-Conscience

Maxmine-Conscience has been sponsored since January 2009 by Beatriz from Spain. She is 9 years old and is attending Primary Class 3. Her father died in 2005 and her mother died in 2004. Conscience is the sister of Rickson who has been with the program for some time.  Conscience is currently living with her grandmother.
She is HIV-positive, but everytime we take her to the hospital, her CD4 increases, which is very good. Her next test will be in December 2012.

Joel A

Joel A has been sponsored since July 2009 by Carles from Spain. He is 18 years old and is currently doing a apprenticeship. His father is unknown and his mother is seriously handicapped. He currently is living with his mother.

Gillian

Gillian has been sponsored since June 2009 by Doreen from Spain. She is 17 years old and is currently attending Form 4. Her mother died in 2001 and father died in 2003. She is currently living with her sister and grandmother.

Precious

Precious has been sponsored since April 2009 by Ines from Spain. Her mother died during the delivery of Precious and her father is unknown. Precious is 4 years old is repeating Primary Class 1 because she was too young to move to class 2. She is looked after by her grandparents who struggle to survive with just their small farm to provide them with income.

Godwill

Godwill has been sponsored since March 2009 by Carmen from Romania. He is 4 years old. Godwill’s mother died during the delivery of Godwill and his twin. His father is alive but does not take care of him. He now lives with his grandfather who also takes care of his brother, Ndiensi.

Shella

Milton

Milton has been sponsored since March 2009 by Julia. He is 14 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 6. His father died  in 2003 and his mother died  in 2005.  He is currently living with his grandmother.

Gebert

Gebert has been sponsored since March 2009 by Guillermo. She is 6 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 2. Her mother died a month after delivering Gebert and her father is unknown. She currently lives with her aunt.

Christabel

Christabel has been sponsored since March 2009 by Eike. She is 12 years old and currently attending Primary Class 5. Her mother died in 2001, and her father died in 2003. Christabel is currently living with her sister and grandmother.

Bertrand

Bertrand has been sponsored since March 2009 by Marzena. He is 12 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 4. His mother died in 2007 during childbirth and his father died in 2005. He is the brother of Delbert and currently lives with his grandmother.

Elijah

Elijah has been sponsored since February 2009 by Santiago. He is 4 years old. His mother is mentally ill and is rarely in the compound, after having abandoned her seven children. The biological father is unknown. Elijah is the brother of Ramata and Fanda and lives with his grandmother.

Rogan

Rogan has been sponsored since September 2008 by David & Anna. He is 10 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 5. His mother died in 2001, and his father died a month later. Rogan is the brother of Shella and currently lives with his grandmother.

This summer, Rogan and and his sister were helping her out with corn harvesting, and clearing and ploughing the farm for the new season. This only happened a few days per week, because they were also attending the lessons of the After School Education Program.

Rickson

Rickson is being sponsored by Cathy in Canada. He is 14 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 4. His mother died in 2004 and his father died from malaria in 2005. He is Conscience’s big brother and they both currently live with their grandmother.

Joel M

Joel M has been sponsored since June 2008 by Dagmara. He is 20 years old and is currently attending Form 5 of secondary school. His mother died in 1992 when Joel was 1, and his father died in 2006. Joel is currently living with his grandmother.

Kelly

Kelly has been sponsored since May 2008 by Cynthia. She is 17 years old and is currently attending Form 5 of secondary school. Her mother died after a long trip to the Southwest Province, and her biological father is unknown. She currently lives with her aunt.

Jeanette

Jeanette has been sponsored since May 2008 by Saskia. She is 17 years old and is currently doing a tailoring apprenticeship. Her mother died in 1998 and her father died in 2001. Jeanette is currently living with her grandmother and her aunt. Jeanette is HIV-positive, but her health is stable. Jeanette has a baby. Soon, we will take the baby for a second HIV-test to make double sure that she's HIV-free.

Hilary

Hilary has been sponsored since April 2008 by Leticia from Spain. He is 18 years old and has just graduated from a special school for the handicapped. His mother is dead and his father is unknown. He currently lives with his grandfather and several other family members in a simple compound quite some distance from Belo. Hilary has learning disabilities and he is nearly entirely blind. To try to become more independant, Hilary has some goats that should help him earn some money.

Joy M

Joy M has been sponsored since January 2008 by Gunther. She is 8 years old and is attending Primary Class 4. Her mother died in 2007, and her father died in 2004. Joy is the sister of Hedinard and currently lives with her grandmother.

Maureen

Maureen has been sponsored since December 2007 by Debbie from the UK. She is 6 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 2. Her mother died in 2007 and her father is unknown. She currently lives with her grandmother.

Hedinard

Hedinard has been sponsored since July 2007 by Hermann. She is 11 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 6. Her mother died in 2007 and her father died in 2004. She is the sister of Joy M and currently lives with her grandmother.

Joy N

Joy N has been sponsored since May 2007 by Moira from the UK. She is 17 years old and is currently an embroidery apprentice at Divine Favor Home Craft and Economic Center Belo. Her mother is alive but is seriously mentally ill. Her father is unknown. Joy is now living with her grandmother.

Stephan

Stephan has been sponsored since April 2007 by Brigitte and Bernd from Germany. Stephen is 16 years old and is currently attending Form 1 in Secondary School. His mother died in 2002 and his father died in 2004. He lives with his grandmother.

Mary-Ramata

Mary-Ramata has been sponsored since March 2007 by Cicely from the UK. She is 7 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 2. Her mother is mentally ill and is rarely in the compound, after having abandoned her seven children. The biological father is unknown. Ramata is the sister of Elijah and Fanda and lives with her grandmother.

Fanda

Fanda has been sponsored since March 2007 by Darya from the UK. She is currently 11 years old, attending Primary Class 6. Her mother is mentally ill and is rarely in the compound, after having abandoned her seven children. The biological father is unknown. Fanda is the sister of Ramata and Elijah and she now lives with her grandmother.

Cedrick

Cedrick has been sponsored since March 2007 by Juan from the UK. He is 7 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 3. His mother died in 2005, and his father is still alive but suffers from a serous illness. Cedrick is Gustav’s little brother, and they both live with their uncle.

Blaise L

Blaise has been sponsored since March 2007 by Danuta and John from the UK. He is 10 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 5. His mother lives in Bamenda and suffers from mental illness, leaving her unable to take care of her children. His father died when Blaise was 2 months old. He is currently living with his grandmother. He's in good health!

Blaise spent most of the summer with relatives in Bamenda. We hope that he will do better in school this year. It seems like he is changin little by little and getting more focused now that he's growing up. However, he still has to fight against unnecessarry distraction!

Francisca

Francisca has been sponsored since February 2007 by Anita and Jorma. She is 13 years old and is currently attending Form 3 of secondary school. Her mother died in 2005. Her father is alive but unable to care for the children. She is currently living with her maternal uncle.
Fransisca spent this summerholiday in the south of the country.

Yvette

Yvette has been sponsored since December 2006 by Natalie. She is 20 years old and is currently attending Form 5. Her mother died in 2006 from an infected wound. Her father is unknown. She is currently living with her great-aunt.

During the summer, she went to the South-West region to help her uncle in his cocoa farm with harvesting, cracking out and drying of the cocoa seeds. Unfortunately, Yvette is repeating her schoolyear because she didn't make it in the GCE-examination in June.

Glory

Glory has been sponsored since January 2007 by Maria. She is 8 years old and is currently attending Primary Class 2. Her mother is in prison and her father is unknown. She is currently living with a member of the Njinikejem community.