Birthday:  July 13, 1997

Age:  12

Gender:  Male

Name of Village:  Kinyara, Uganda

Guardian Information:  N/A

Parental Information:  His father died of AIDS, and his mother (Muhenda Adronah) is infected with AIDS.  Her health is inconsistent.  She is employed as a tea plantation worker, but sometimes she is too weak to work. 

Sibling Information:  He has one brother (Tumusiime Solomon) and two sisters (Nyanjura Maria and Sarah Komuhimbo).  

School Information:  Steven has been unable to attend school because of his poor health.  (He is also infected with AIDS.)   He has been improving and is expected to attend school in the next term.  He wishes he could go to school.

Church Information:  Steven attends Miracle Center Kyenjojo Church.  He likes going to church.

Child’s Home Duties:  Fetching water, collecting firewood, grazing goats, washing dishes, and caring for his younger brother.  (He is the one who cares for his brother when his mother is at work.)

Child’s Favorite Activities:  Singing.

Child’s Favorite Games:  Football and hopscotch.

Child’s Favorite Food:  Posho (flour and water mixture), rice, matooke (plantains), and beans.

Child’s Career Goal:  Steven doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up.

Child’s Top Three Needs:  Mattress, books, and pencils.

Child is Happy When…  He sings.

Additional Information:  The mother cares for her four children.  They live alone in a one roomed grass thatched house.  Two of her children are also infected with AIDS.  His mother says Steven’s greatest needs are milk, a well-balanced diet, a bed, and a mattress.