Vital Ndayambaje

    Vital was born on the 29th August 1998.

    He lives in Rwanda.

    His favourite game is ball games.

    He is at primary school.

    He speaks the Kinyarwanda language.

    Vital is an orphan who lives with his

relatives.

    He has 2 sisters.

Why he needs your help

Children in Vital’s community face many challenges. Most people are farmers, but erratic rainfall and lack of farming skills makes it difficult to grow enough food for their families. Recent civil war and genocide has left many widows and orphans and destroyed schools and health facilities. Unsafe drinking water makes many children prone to preventable diseases like diarrhoea. Many children miss out on education due to lack of schools and facilities.

                    Shahina Akter                                                                

Shahina was born on the 10th March 2001.

She lives in Bangladesh.

Her favourite game is skipping rope.

She is in Kindergarten.

She speaks the Bengali language.

Shahina lives with her parents who do not have jobs.

She has 3 brothers and 1 sister.

Why she needs your help

Children in Shahina’s community face many challenges. Recently, the area has been badly affected by natural disasters. Unemployment is high and poverty widespread. Children suffer from malnutrition and preventable diseases like polio and measles, and access to medical treatment is limited. There are few schools and many children start work young to help their families survive, so they miss out on an education.