Ivan A.

Personal Information

Reference #: UG-VP1-0357
Age:  16
Birthday:  July 1
Gender:  Male
Grade:  Seventh
Program:  Anai-Okii Village Partnership
Village Name:  Anai-Okii Village Partnership
Educational Goals:  Professional Soccer Player
Favorite Subjects:  Social Studies
Favorite Activity:  Soccer
Favorite Bible Story and/or Verse:  Creation
Spiritual Life:  Attends Church, Likes to Sing, Memorizes Scripture, Prays, Reads Bible

My Community: Anai-Okii

Children in the Anai-Okii Village Partnership Program live near the city of Lira in northern Uganda. After a two-decade civil war, the majority of the people in this community are from the Bala Stock Farm (a former internally-displaced-persons camp) located nearby.

In this village, children live with their families in mud huts with thatch roofs. Most children live with their extended families. Access to electricity, running water, and sanitation is almost nonexistent. Polygamy is still a common practice in Uganda, resulting in some families having many children. Typical meals consist of posho (a dish made from maize), beans, cassava, and occasionally meat and rice. The children do chores like collecting firewood, sweeping, washing clothes, cleaning dishes, and helping with farming. They speak Luo at home and English in school.

Since 2010, sponsors like you have partnered with our staff to build a school, provide access to clean water, and provide these children with things like daily meals, trauma counseling, school fees, medical care, spiritual guidance, hygiene supplies, and school supplies. By continuing to equip these children with tools for success, you help them grow up to create positive change in their community and, ultimately, their nation.