Someleze Krakra

Country: South Africa

My birthday is 2011-02-28

Status: Social Orphan

My favorite subject is science.

I enjoy learning.

I want to be a doctor.

Someleze Krakra is 13 years old and lives in a township called Gugulethu in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Her name means “God gives us strength”. At home, she lives with her uncle and his wife, as well as her two younger cousins and her younger sister. Before coming to live with her uncle and aunt, she was living with her great-grandmother and her mother. The living situation was not ideal, and her uncle decided to take them so they could live with him and have a better future. When Someleze grows up, she wants to be a doctor. She wants to have a bright future. Someleze lives at Intlantsi Christian School in Fort White during the school week.  On the weekends, she goes back to her village, Gugulethu, where she lives with her uncle.  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 Someleze do not finish high school.