Meet the Students At Makasembo School
James Abudgo Ng'omo
- Age: 18
- DOB: 2.4.1988
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: To go to university
- Hobby: "Playing football and making fun"
- Favorite Subject: Mathematics and English
- Favorite Sport: Soccer
- Talent: Musician
- In class James is "very serious and would like to achieve the best."
- James has two brothers and one sister. Both of his parents have passed away.
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Domnick Ochieng Ombeck
- Age: 17
- DOB: 2.12.1989
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: Go to university to become an engineer
- Hobby: Reading storybooks and making jokes with friends
- Favorite Subject: Physics
- Domnick
lives with his father who nowadays doesn't have energy to work. He was
a carpenter who now works the land to provide for his children's needs.
- Domnick has five brothers and two sisters. His mother passed away on October 10, 2004.
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Phelix Oloo Odingo
- Age: 15
- DOB: 6.14.1991
- Tribe: Luo
- Form One
- Future Plans: To become a teacher after studying at the university
- Hobby: playing Soccer
- Favorite Subject: Physics
- Phelix is bright in class and always obtains high marks in his classes.
- Phelix has two brothers and three sisters. Both of his parents have passed away.
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Christine Akan'go Nyanhede
- Age: 18
- DOB: 12.24.1987
- Tribe: Luo from Nyanza Province
- Form Three
- Future Plans: To become a teacher
- Hobby: Reading novels and playing soccer
- Favorite Subject: Math and biology
- Christine is "faithful and among the best in class".
- Christine has two brothers and three sisters. Her father has passed away.
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Doreen Adhiambo Mapil
- Age: 18
- DOB: 8.23.1988
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Three
- Future Plans: Go to university and become an accountant or a lawyer
- Hobby: Reading storybooks and playing soccer
- Favorite Subject: Math and chemistry
- Doreen "can sing very well and also make puns and is good in drama"
- Doreen has one brother and two sisters. Both of her parents have passed away.
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Emilly Achieng' Owiti
- Age: 19
- DOB: 2.10.1987
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Three
- Future Plans: To become a lawyer
- Hobby: Singing gospel music and reading the bible and novels
- Favorite Subject: History and biology
- Emilly
has two brothers and two sisters. Her father passed away on November
16, 2003 from heart disease. Her mother is alive but unable to raise
the school fees to keep Emilly in school.
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Roselyne Akinyi Ochola
- Age: 19
- DOB: 8.2.1986
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Three
- Future Plans: To become a surgeon
- Hobby: Reading novels, listening to gospel music, and visiting friends
- Favorite Subject: Biology and geography
- Roselyne
likes jokes! They make her laugh and forget about her worries for
awhile. She also likes drama, acting, and modeling. She hopes to one
day visit America.
- Roselyne has one brother and five sisters. Her father passed away ten years ago.
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Charles Ochuo Ochien'g
- Age: 17
- DOB: 12.25.1989
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: Go to university to become an engineer
- Hobby: Soccer
- Favorite Subject: Math, physics, and English
- Charles has five brothers and three sisters. His father has passed away.
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David Juma Chiama
- Age: 17
- DOB: 8.24.1988
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: To be a lecturer
- Hobby: Athletics
- Favorite Subject: History, biology, and English
- In class David's friends say he is ever serious.
- David has one brother and two sisters. His father abruptly fell sick and by bad luck died.
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Cyril Omondi Okoth
- Age: 17
- DOB: 1.21.1989
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: To attend university in the USA and become a surgeon
- Hobby: Reading periodicals and novels
- Favorite Subject: Chemistry, biology, and math
- Cyril
lives with his grandparents. Their income is unstable and depend on his
late fathers account to feed the family and do business. He has a
younger brother who attends Makasembo also.
- Cyril has one
brother. His parents have both passed away, his father in August of
2004 due to Typhoid, and his mother in August 1998.
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