Lydia’s father is deceased. Her mum is currently the only surviving family taking care of her and all her siblings. Lydia and her family live in a kiosk at redco, an area between Adenta ritz junction and Agbogba. By the benevolence of a school owner in their area, she has been admitted to a private school without paying fees. Though Lydia does not pay school fees, her mother is unable to pay her feeding fee in school, pay for other educational materials and feed her at home because of the insufficient income that comes from the sale of pure water.

8yrs old Dinah is one of four children. She lost her dad at a very young age and her mum who is a petty trader in selling fish has been the breadwinner for the house these past years. Business turns out to be bad making life more difficult for Dinah, her siblings and her mother. Her family currently struggles to afford three square meals and their conditions of living is becoming increasingly bad. Dinah’s bright future is becoming shaky since her mum can no longer afford to take care of her. Even feeding the child properly is a challenge to the family.

Kristine is a 6-year-old girl being raised by her single mother and grandmother. Her father abandoned her father when she was born.

Kristine’s twenty-year-old mother dropped out of school, when she became pregnant. Kristine’s grandmother is the only breadwinner in the family.

Unfortunately, the grandmother’s only source of income comes from gathering rubber sachets for recycling. This income is insufficient to adequately provide Kristine with basic necessities such as school supplies (books, stationaries and school uniforms) , food, and  access to healthcare.

Kristine needs sponsorship to provide her with an education and food.

Millicent Waja lives with her family in a wooden structure in Kokomba Market. Millicent’s family experienced financial hardship, following her father’s involvement in an accident.

The family’s primary source of income—her father’s retail yam business—collapsed when the money was used to cover his medical expenses in order to save his life.

Millicent’s mother then became the only provider of the family. However, her mother’s income is not sufficient to cover Millicent’s as well as her siblings’ basic needs, including food, education, and healthcare.

Millicent is in desperate need of sponsorship  to continue her education.

Kesley comes from a broken home and currently lives with her grandmother and mother. Her father abandoned her when she was born. Her father was violent and verbally abusive towards her mother, which led to their separation.

Kesley’s grandmother, who is a market woman, offered to help provide for her. Unfortunately, she developed a severe illness and was unable to resume work to provide for Kesley.

Kesley’s mother also makes insufficient income as an apprentice to adequately provide for the family. They depend on the financial support from friends and sympathizers.

Kesley Gyebi is in dire need of financial support to obtain  an education, daily meals, and access to healthcare.

Hannah lives with her single mother and three siblings. Her father abandoned the family, making her mother the sole breadwinner in the family. The family begun to face financial hardship after her mother’s street food business collapsed. Hannah’s mother later secured a job as a laundry woman, but still she struggles to adequately provide for Hannah and her siblings.

Hannah is enrolled in a government school and excels academically, but she is unable to attend regularly because she lacks the necessary funds for school fees and stationaries. Hannah desperately needs sponsorship to help her continue her education and provide her with food.

Gifty lives with her single mother and two siblings in a poor community. She was abandoned by her father when she was born.

Unfortunately, her mother’s only source of income comes from hawking sachet water on the streets. Her mother’s income is insufficient to adequately provide Gifty with her  basic necessities such as education, food, and healthcare.

Gifty was enrolled in a community basic school, but was forced to drop out because she had accumulated a large amount of school fee debt.

Gifty Tetely continues to face daily struggles.

2-year-old Candy and her mother live with a friend in Jamestown, following ill treatment from family relatives. Candy’s parents separated because of her father’s addiction to alcohol.

Unfortunately, Candy’s father refused to support her in anyway. Her mother’s only source of income comes from retailing oranges in the market. Due to insufficient funds, Candy is not enrolled in school and lacks access to wholesome food, accommodation as well as healthcare.

Candy desperately needs support, care, and an education to secure her future.

Nine-year-old Sampson lost his mother when he was born. He lives with his aunt and seven cousins in a kiosk. His aunt and father both earn insufficient income to provide all seven cousins, as well as Sampson’s with adequate food, education and as well as access to healthcare.

He is struggling to excel in school because he is unable to attend regularly and lacks funding for school feeding fee, stationery, and transportation.

Sampson is in desperate need of sponsorship.

Millicent and her family live in a wooden structure at Zongo in the Kokomba market, close to Abossey Okai. Her father used to sell yams at the Kokomba market to provide for the family. Sadly, his business collapsed after he had to spend all of his savings on hospital bills following a car accident that he was lucky to survive. His business collapsed as a result and he’s been out of work since. Millicent’s mother, Yaa Dawbo, has been trying to sustain the family by also selling yam. The little that Millicent’s mum makes from this is the family’s sole source of income. Millicent is not regular in school because of her family’s financial challenges.