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Patience Nduku

Monthly Cost: $42.00

Overview

Female
Machakos, Kenya
Grade 8
Age 13
Jan. 1, 2012
Cared for by father

Biography

Patience is a friendly, jovial, and hardworking young woman. She is currently in grade 8 at  Donyo Sabuk Primary School. At home, she lives with her parents and 2 siblings. Patience's parents live on casual jobs, which most of the time rely on rain which is unpredictable sometimes because of recurring droughts. Through your generous contribution and support to this family, Patience can face the challenges around her and work hard to create a better future for the generations after her. Would you be the one to walk with her?

About Patience's Home: Machakos

Machakos County is a part of Southeastern Kenya is generally known as Ukambani. The climate is usually hot and dry making farming a challenge and food supplies short. The main diet in these areas is corn products, beans, some fruits and green vegetables such as kale when the weather permits. The main language spoken is Kikamba and the primary religion is Christianity though there is still much traditional superstition and a recent influx of Islam.