Mary Nyambura
Mary is most content when she is helping with domestic chores, especially laundry and dishes. Imaginative play comes very easily to Mary, and she often pretends to be a chef. Mary has aspirations of becoming a doctor. Mary’s dad is employed at the local butchery, and her mom does manual labor. Her younger sister Mary Maina also attends LEAP Preschool. Mary is the third of five children in the family.
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Geoffrey Kimani
Geoffrey never walks – he skips. He has a sunny disposition and a magnetic personality. Playing soccer and building his own toy cars are two of his favorite pastimes.
Geoffrey’s parents are currently separated, and Geoffrey lives with his father and four siblings.
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Shaine Wambui
Shaine lives with her single mother and is the oldest of two children. Her mom is employed as a manual laborer.
Shaine is a hardworking student with a can-do attitude. She dreams of becoming a police officer. Her favorite game is jump rope, and her favorite animal is a giraffe.
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Hannah Wambui
Hannah is an only child, and lives with her grandmother. Her grandmother keeps chickens for a living.
Hannah is very intelligent, and enjoys babies and younger children. At school, she loves English and reading.
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Hellen Wangui
Hellen lives with both parents. She is the 4th of 5 children.
Her hobbies include reading, playing, and she also enjoys helping with household chores like sweeping the house. Her teacher describes Hellen as quiet and reserved but always smiling.
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Dorcas Kibe
Dorcas is a great listener, which makes life easy for her teachers. She loves running and playing soccer.
Dorcas’ mother manages a small roadside vegetable stand to help support her two children.
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Deborah Wambui
Deborah is the tiniest child in her class, and often gets “mothered” by the other students. She’s great at coloring, science, and singing. At playtime, Deborah loves building with Legos.
Deborah lives with her mom, who is a manual laborer, and her 5 siblings.
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