Sponsor Maseray Thomas
Program Profile
Partners like you have helped the Ngolala Village Partnership Program grow and improve to provide essential care for children in need. Sponsorship ensures that children in Ngolala and its surrounding villages receive an education, food, medical care, job training, and much-needed resources. Partners like you have also set up Bible studies and summer camps that the children enjoy.
Initial Assessed Needs:
- High illiteracy rate
- Malnutrition
- High infant and maternal mortality
- No access to medical care
- Female genital mutilation
- Cultic practices
- Limited access to school
- No electricity or water
Date program launched: 2006
Programs/Services Currently Provided:
- Education (preschool through grade 13)
- Skills Training Center
- Church of the Nations
- Malnutrition clinic
- Farm
- Health Animators Program
- Medical care provided
- Bible studies and summer camps

Population: 5,743,725 (2014 est.)
Life Expectancy: 57 years
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate: 182 deaths per 1,000 live births
People Living with HIV/AIDS: 58,000
Orphaned Children: 370,000
Secondary School Attendance: Boys—40%, Girls—33%
Population Living on Less Than $1.25 Per Day: 52%
Sources: UNICEF, The World Factbook (2014)
