Birthday:  July 27, 1996

Age:  13

Gender:  Female

Name of Village:  Katumba, Uganda

Parental Information:  Her father died of AIDS, and her mother (Banura Margaret) originally tested positive for AIDS.  However, after being prayed for she tested negative.   She is caring for a total of six children.  She sells some of her crops to earn money.  

Guardian Information:  N/A

Sibling Information:  She has three sisters (Mbabazi Moreen, Nyakaisiki Rose, and Komuhangi Gladys) and one brother (Kobusinge Garret).

School Information:  Lucy attends Hakatoma Primary School.  She is in fourth grade.  She enjoys going to school.

Church Information:  Lucy attends Kabongo Born Again Church.  She likes going to church.

Child’s Home Duties:  Fetching water, sweeping, and digging.

Child’s Favorite Activities:  Playing games.

Child’s Favorite Games:  Dodge ball, netball, and jumping rope.

Child’s Favorite Food:  Rice, posho (flour and water mixture), beans, and beef.

Child’s Career Goal:  Lucy wants to be a nurse when she grows up.

Child’s Top Three Needs:  Mattress, bed, shoes, and clothes.

Child is Happy When…  She sings.

Additional Information:  The mother is caring for 9 people (two adults and seven children) in a four-roomed grass thatched house.  She is the only one who is providing for the needs of the family.  Their house is in very poor condition and is about to fall down.  The mother says Lucy’s greatest needs are bedding, clothes, school supplies, and a house.