Samuel - Age 13
Samuel is a smart and ambitious boy. But unfortunately his mom cannot afford his education. She cannot even spare to buy him the required uniform to attend a "free" government school. I met him in 2018 after being recommended to speak to him and his family. He was identified as a gifted student that is being held back from a proper education. Our goal is to sponsor him to go to the Edmund Rice Secondary School. ~$1000 a year.
Pictured here is his mom and his siblings in front of their home. Unfortunately his mother has had many children to unidentified fathers.
Pictured here is Samuel and his friends who just went through the Maasaii ritual of Emuratare(circumcision). It is the most vital rite of passages in the Maasai society. Below is where he will sleep after healing.