Alfreda Kannath

ID: SLGM042

Country: Sierra Leone

My birthday is 2012-03-01

Status: Maternal Orphan/Vulnerable Child

I want to be a doctor.

I enjoy playing balance ball (dodge ball).

My favorite subject is mathematics.

Alfreda lives with her aunt and uncle who work on a small farm. Alfreda's mother died during child birth with her, and her father decided his brother and sister-in-law could care for Alfreda better than he could. Alfreda's aunt and uncle have their own children, so it is challenging to provide for the entire family's needs and education. Alfreda is able to attend school, but she is asked to leave when the next tuition payment is due. Her aunt and uncle have to raise the money before she can start attending school again. This causes lapses in her learning. Alfreda wants to become a doctor in the future. Alfreda is in Class 3, her favorite subject is Math. Alfredas hobby is to play balance ball (dodge ball) with friends. Thanks to her sponsorship, she has been able to continue her education.

Most parents struggle to provide their families with more than one meal a day, so the cost to send their children to school is not easy to come by. Typically, those who can afford to send one or two of their children to school will choose to send only their sons. Girls whose parents cannot afford to send them to school will be left at home to tend to daily chores, and their smaller siblings while the parents are away earning their daily wages. This lack of education and supervision makes girls just entering adolescence very vulnerable to teenage pregnancy. Girls who have not been given access to education are often left with no option but to marry at young ages to be financially supported by their husbands.

 

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