Lerato Fumanisa

Country: South Africa

My birthday is 2011-03-24

Status: Vulnerable Child

My favorite subject is Math.

I enjoy learning.

I want to be a doctor.

Lerato Fumanisa is 13 years old and is from a village called Rhabhula in Keisakammahoek in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Her name means “God’s love”. At home, she lives with her grandmother, sister and cousin. Lerato’s mother and father work far from home, which is why she lives with her grandmother. Her favorite subject is mathematics, and her favorite sport is netball. When Lerato grows up, she wants to be a doctor. She enjoys all her schoolwork because she loves to learn. Lerato lives at Intlantsi Christian School in Fort White during the school week.  On the weekends, she goes back to her village, Rabula, where she lives with her grandmother.  While Fort White has the most modern amenities available in the area, 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. Most of our children have grown up attending no-fee schools, where they are provided what may be their only meal for the day.  Most girls like Lerato do not finish high school.