Mayizukiswe Cilo

Country: South Africa

My birthday is 2009-07-14

Status: Vulnerable Child

My favorite subject is Math.

I enjoy playing soccer.

I want to be a mechanic.

Mayizukiswe means “God bless,” and Mayizukiswe lives up to his name!  He enjoys Mathematics and playing soccer.  He also enjoys eating samp.  Samp is a dish very similar to our hominy.  Mayizukiswe would love to learn to fix cars.  When not at Intlantsi Christian School at Fort White, Mayizukiswe lives with his aunt in the village of Ngcamngeni.  Life in the village is not easy.  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.