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Farida is an ever smiling young girl.She is the fourth born in a family of eight kids. She has a twin brother.Her father died some years back and they are staying with their mother.Their mother who is the soul breadwiner of the family has no permanent job.Her mother fetches water for their neighbours and also sells brooms so as to cater for their needs.Her mother is struggling to meet their needs but the little amount she get from her jobs is never.With the help of well wishers,two of her elder siblings managed to complete grade eight but have not joined high school due to lack
of fees.They are now doing casual jobs mostly being laboures in construction sites as it is the available job a grade eight leaver can get so as to help their mother.
At school she is a very hard working young girl and a discplined too.In class she is among the top performers with her twin brother.Her teacher talks highly of them.This young girl dreams of becoming a teacher when she completes her studies.Her dream might not come true as she is at risk of dropping out of school due to lack of fees. She mostly goes to school in the morning in an empty stomach.Her class teacher mostly allow her sit for her examinations even if she has not paid for it because of her hard work.In class her favourite subjects are English,Kiswahili and Science.Her favourite sport is netball which she loves to play during her free time with his classmates.
At home she shares a room with her twin brother and her three younger siblings.She sleeps on a mat on the floor.During weekends she likes helping her mother in fetching water from a water pan which is the only source of water in their area and sweeping their compound.