Parent/Guardian: Dorothe Rubenga - mother

Child's situation:

Mama Dorothe Rubenga lives with her three children in the Kyaka II refugee settlement in Sweswe. Her husband has thrown her out of the house so she lives in a dwelling given to her by a friend. The family depends on a monthly WFP (World Food Programme) benefit of 12,000 UGX, (3.50.-€)/month/person, which is not enough for the family to survive and pay school fees.

Dorothe fled the Congo with her two children after losing her husband in the war. When she got to a refugee camp, she decided to remarry and gave birth to another child. Since then, her husband has begun to throw her out of the house because of the two children, of whom he is not the biological father. Dorothe decided to leave him and was helped by friends who provided her with a modest shelter where she and her children lived. Her neighbours help her, but her husband threatens her and wants to take away the child he is the father of.

Life will certainly change for Dorothea and her children when she receives support to ensure her children's education.

Family income: Support from the WFP Food Fund of 12 000 UGX (3,50.-€)/month/person. He tries to earn some money to support his children by going to the market and helping the traders in the street sales.

Sponsorship support needed: 20.-€/month,

Sponsorship will cover: school fees, school supplies, school uniform, hot lunch, basic medicines and first aid for children at school.