Name: Akol SarahSarah.PNG

Tribe: Karamojong

DOB: 12/8/1992

School/Level: St. Florence - S1

Her Story...

Both her parents are alive but they are poor and on the streets of Jinja begging for food for survival. Sarah came from eastern region of Moroto district. She came from a remote and primitive tribe, which does not consider education important. She came with her mother to the Jinja slums after the death of her father. She spent 8-years on the street eating and picking food from garbage with her mother. Finally, her mother left her in a Masese slum without a home and went to Kampala. She is a former street girl.

Interests and Hobbies...

Sarah loves singing and dancing traditional dances. She is also very active in playing netball and dodge ball.

Future plans...

“If I go back there, there is no way for schooling and I’ll go back to sleeping in town.”

She wants to become a Bank Manager in future.

Notes:

She has a scar on her right hand from fire. When she was young her mother refused to feed her and seeing porridge on the hot stove she reached for it, not aware of the consequences.

Current Sponsorship Status:

Sarah's education is currently sponsored.