I am 14 years old. The biggest problem I have in my life now is finding a way to go back to school.
I don’t have money to pay my school fees and I want to find someone who could help support my family. If I had the chance, I would buy a dance outfit and would continue to study dance as long as possible.
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I was born in 1990 into a family with three children. My father died in the genocide, and I lived with my mother thereafter.
My mother re-married in 1997, but my step-father would not accept me as their child and he would beat me. I tried to do lots of small jobs to help the family, but still my step-father said that I did nothing. It was hard for my mother to see this happen to me, and had high-blood pressure and went to the hospital.
The doctors could not help her and they sent her back home even though she was still sick. …
I am 12 years old. I have an older sister named Chantal.
I came to FIDESCO at the end of November 2011. When I came to FIDESCO, I stopped smoking and drinking alcohol. I love how God has continued to change me day after day.
Now, I have FIDESCO as my parents. I also love to dance because it makes me happy. I am afraid of dogs.…
I am 9 years old and I have been living at FIDESCO for one year.
I do not know my father and my mother never told me about him. I used to live with my mother, but we were very poor. Each morning, I would get up early and try to go find some food that I could bring back to her and our family. I used to steal potatoes in a nearby field and take them home. I have two older brothers: Patrick and Fabrice. They also live on the streets, but sometimes they go home.
My mom has never had a regular job, but sometimes she would try to sell alcohol or drugs to make money for us. …
I am 11 years old. I came to FIDESCO at the end of November 2011.
People came and took me off the street. They saved me from the demons there. Now, I have stopped taking drugs too. If I had $30 USD, I would buy a bicycle so I could travel and live better.
When I grow up, I want to be president.
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