Faith Mwape

Name:  Faith Mwape
Gender:  Girl
Reported birthdate:  August 7, 2015 (currently 7 years old)
Favorite food:  Nshima and sausage
Favorite activity:  Playing handball games
Child is happy when...  She is watching cars pass on the road
Child wants to be a...  Nurse
Home information:  Faith is growing up in the rural town of Luanshya in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. The Haven of Hope school reports: “Faith stays with her grandparents, as both her parents are dead. She has one sibling—an elder sister. The family depends on the menial jobs that the grandfather does to support the family. It has been challenging to fend for the family and support Faith into school. Faith helps with washing the plates at home.”
School information:  Faith has not previously attended school. Through sponsorship, she will be able to start grade 1 at the Haven of Hope Luanshya Primary School in May 2023. There, she will learn and play, be taught about God, and receive meals, medical care, and clothing. In Zambia, primary school lasts for seven years and is followed by five years of secondary school.
Community information:  Haven of Hope's students in Luanshya live in a number of compounds (densely populated communities). Faith’s family resides in Mwaiseni. In the compounds, unemployment and poverty rates are high, and people primarily depend on menial jobs for survival—working, for example, as garden hands, maids, and small-scale farmers. Families tend to be large and live in small houses. The compounds have been greatly afflicted by HIV and AIDS, leaving many children without one or both of their biological parents. Orphaned children are often cared for by their grandparents, aunts, or uncles; other children live in child-headed homes. Living in poverty, most families struggle to meet their basic needs and afford school fees for their children.
Prayer requests:  Please pray that God will grant Faith wisdom and she will grow to be responsible.

Faith will start school in May 2023. Any financial contributions made toward her sponsorship before then will help her school open a new grade 1 class and ensure that she has everything she needs for school.