Asithande Mdevulana

Country: South Africa

My birthday is 2009-08-23

Status: Vulnerable Child

My favorite subject is Math.

I enjoy playing netball.

I want to be a doctor.

At home in the village of Thafeni, Asithande lives with her grandmother.  However, Asithande’s goal is to become a doctor, so she is now attending Intlantsi Christian School in Fort White! Asithande loves the color yellow and Math.  She also likes to play netball, a game similar to American basketball.  Asithande’s favorite foods are rice and meat.  She is assured of getting regular meals during the school week while living at Intlantsi Christian School in Fort White. Asithande stays at Intlantsi during the school week and then returns to her village on the weekends.  Most of our children have grown up attending no-fee schools, where they are provided a lunch which may be their only meal for the day. Fort White has the most modern amenities available in the area; however, the surrounding villages are quite different.  In the villages, people collect water from a communal tap and use outhouses. Though they have access to electricity, most villagers cannot afford to pay for an electric meter.  We pray that Asithande’s dreams of becoming a doctor come to reality.