
Joan is the daughter of Emmanuel Mubiru, a farm worker. She has a sister, Veronica and lives in a three roomed house on a plot of land shared by other relatives. She helps the family by fetching water, gardening and helping with the cooking.

Harry's mother is a house wife who sometimes offers housekeeping to others for extra income.
Providing daily essentials is a struggle but Harry's parents are determined to ensure an education for their child.
Sponsorship will relieve this burden.

Aliza is studying in a pre-school class because her parents were unable to pay her school fees when she was younger.
Both her parents have poorly paid employment which is insufficient for daily food, rent, fuel and clothing, plus her school expenses

Shumail is a good student and wants to study hard so he can help improve his family's circumstances.
His mother is a maid, suffering with hypertension. His father has no regular employment.
The family rely on food donated by his mother's employer.