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Rashida
Age: 23
Rashida is a jolly, humorous mother of a two year old little girl. Rashida lost both of her parents and grew up with a series of relatives who at the level of senior two she dropped out of school after the guardians failed to support in school. She was found in Kisenyi slums where she was living with a friend after being chased away from her grandmother’s home because of a pregnancy which she could not manage to cater for after being neglected by her boyfriend. Rashida has a passion for music, she wants to learn how to play different music instruments. At the moment she is learning to play a base guitar and drums too. Rashida is part of the music worship team at the Mending the Soul church.
Brenda
Age: 20
Brenda hails from Butende village in Kamuli district from where she studied up to senior two and dropped out of school after the death of her mother.
Brenda is a care free and happy girl though with a minor mental disorder which is being treated by Rahab’s Corner. She was picked from Kisenyi slums of Kampala where she was living with her brother who was a drug addict and seller of different drugs like marijuana in order to earn a living. This exposed Brenda to slum risks since she would also help the brother in the business which made her a drug addict too, causing the brain disorder.
Prossy
Age: 23
Prossy is oldest child in her family. She was born in Luwero district where she was staying with her siblings her mother. She was forced to drop out of school after losing her dear mother who used to struggle hard to pay her school fees. She then moved to Kisenyi slum in Kampala with her siblings to look for survival. This forced Prossy to try some jobs like food vending and later joining prostitution in order to earn a living and support her siblings.
Prossy is a determined, smart, focused girl with big dreams of the future. She is now pursuing and exceling in a hair dressing course sponsored by Pure & Faultless.
Ruth
Age: 15
Ruth was living with her grandmother in bukalango where she was raped by a family friend who is in his mid50s. This resulted into her becoming pregnant and the birth of her baby, who did not survive. As that was not enough at that young age she also developed a disease called fistula and for 2 years suffered from this horrible situation due to insufficient support.
Through the probation officer, Pure & Faultless ministries admitted Ruth to Rahab’s corner where got treatment for her fistula and has been gong trough trauma counselling. Ruth is very hard working and jolly and wants to learn catering.
Grace
Age: 21
Grace was born in Busabala village Bugerere, Kayunga district and grew up with both of her parents up to 5 years old when her mother divorced and left Grace with her father. After primary five, Grace dropped out of school and started working as a house help and was later impregnated by a boyfriend who neglected her and her baby, which caused her father to chase her away from home.
In 2015, Pure & Faultless rescued Grace and her baby boy, Vikram, from the Kisenyi slums where she was doing drugs and practising prostitution to earn a living. After going through counselling life skills training, Grace is studying a hair dressing course. Grace is living in a transitional home and is preparing to resettle in the coming months. Her living expenses and schooling is supported by Pure & Faultless.
Mariam
Age: 19
Mariam is originally from Fort Portal, Kabarole district. Due to continuous fights between her parents, her mother divorced and later the father died leaving Mariam with her siblings at her paternal grandmother’s home. Her grandmother had insufficient resources to care for Mariam and her siblings hence giving her to an aunt who took Mariam to Kampala in Kivulu slum where she was raped and ended up pregnant with a baby boy.
Mariam vulnerably joined Pure & Faultless in 2015 when she was six months pregnant after being sexually defiled by her aunt’s boyfriend. Mariam is jolly, loving, hard working caring young mother to her son, Samuel. She wants to become the best beautician in the whole Kampala town. Mariam is living in a transitional home and her living expenses and schooling is sponsored by Pure & Faultless.
Sarah
Age: 22
Sarah joined Pure & Faultless in 2015 and was originally born in Fort portal – Kabarole district. She was raised up by a single mother after her father left home for another relationship. Sarah completed ordinary level of education and moved to an aunt’s home where life became unbearable for her, forcing her to join the Kisenyi slum where she could sleep on people’s balconies and video halls.
Sarah is assertive hard working girl with a high self-esteem. She has completed a sewing program and is designing and selling her fashions. Sarah lives in a transitional home and is supported financially by Pure & Faultless.
Fazira
Age: 15
Fazira is originally from Namutumba district from where she set off to Kampala to seek for a job. Unfortunately, she lost her way and the police handed her over to Pure & Faultless where she is safe and happy.
Fazira is humble, shy, obedient and with a small hearing problem.
Esther
Age: 3
Esther was picked from Nansana in 2015 with her mother who had mental disorder and taken to Butabika mental hospital from where she escaped and got lost up to date.
Esther has remained under the care and support of Pure & Faultless Ministries.
Raneah
Age: 2
Raneah is the daughter of one of our girls called Rashida. Both of them were picked from Kisenyi slum in 2017 and are being supported by Pure & Faultless.
LINETTE
Age: 15
Linette is in primary six class at New Hope Primary School, Kasege – Wakiso district. She joined Pure & Faultless ministries in 2015 when she was living with an elderly maternal grandmother in Makerere – Kivulu after losing her mother to HIV/AIDS.
Linette is jovial, talkative and playful.
Sawuya
Age: 13
Sawuya is a primary five pupil of new hope primary school Kasenge – Wakiso. She was living in the Makerere – Kivulu slums where she was living with her drug addicted mother and her siblings. In 2015, Pure & Faultless ministries realised the potential in Sawuya and took her under their care and support up to now. Sawuya is jovial, open minded and youthful. She wants to be a pilot one day.
Darren
Age: 12
Darren was born in Kasengejja where she initially lived with both of her parents until she lost her father at 7 years of age. After the demise of her father, Darren’s paternal grandfather sold off all their land and home where they were staying, causing the once united family to be disorganized and broken. Darren’s mother then sent her to stay with a friend in quest for help, unfortunately the misery at Darren’s mother’s friend was unbearable that caused Pure & Faultless to take on Darren in 2015. Darren currently lives with her mother and siblings and is attending Primary six under the care and financial support of Pure & Faultless.
Diana
Age: 13
Diana lost her dear mother on the day she was born and her father also died after one year, leaving her a total orphan. She was forced to go stay with her paternal aunt who mistreated her to the extent of living to be defiled by her husband. Since 2015, Diana is now safe and secure under the help of Pure & Faultless and she is now in primary six class at new hope primary school Kasenge – Wakiso district.
Diana is intelligent, jolly and open minded and wants to become a lawyer so that she can stand
and fight for children who have gone through the same situation like hers.
Penninah
Age: 15
Penninah is a boarding senior one student at light college Bulenga. She is humble and focused, she came to us from the Makerere Kivulu slums where she was living with her mother in absence of her father who left home when she was still very young and has never come back. Peninnah is intelligent, self-driven and focused. She dreams of being a surgeon one day.
Justine
Age: 17
Justine is in senior two at Light College Bulenga boarding school. She was rescued by pure & Faultless in 2016 from Kisenyi slum where she was living with her single mother who was unable to pay her school fees. Justine is a humble, soft spoken, clean and smart girl.
Natasha
Age: 14
Natasha is a primary 6 girl at new hope primary school Kasenge – Wakiso district. She is originally from Bugerere – Kayunga district, where she was living with her single mother who later gave Natasha to her sister who was living in Makerere – Kivulu slum to help Natasha with education since her mother was unable to raise school fees.
In 2015, Pure & Faultless ministries rescued Natasha from a hopeless needy life after going through a nasty experience of rape and defilement.
Natasha is determined, hardworking, passionate, self-driven and loves to study.
Prisca
Age: 18
Prisca was living with her father after her mother was married to another man. Prisca was allegedly raped by her own father. This prompted her to run away from home and also resulted into her getting pregnant and gave birth to twin daughters.
Prisca is a straightforward zealous girl who is also very honest with her emotions. She is interested in becoming a prominent beautician in the future and a model.
Flavia
Age: 18
Flavia lost her father at an infant age, leaving her with her single mother who was struggled to pay her school fees. Flavia is a principled young girl who enjoys looking smart and beautiful. She is undertaking a catering course in Pope Paul memorial institute, being sponsored by Pure & Faultless.
Hanifah
Age: 15
Hanifah is soft spoken and lovely. She was born in Kiboga district where she was raised by her single mother, who had separated with her father. Her mother did her best to provide all the basic needs and education up to secondary level where she got stuck could no longer raise full school fees, forcing Hanifah to drop out of school and ending in kisenyi slums where she was involved in any king of hard labour to earn a living. In 2017 she was rescued by Pure & Faultless and was given residential support, together with trauma counselling. She now has high hopes of pursuing her studies and hopes to attend Light College Bulenga boarding school.
Joel and Jovia
Age: 10
Joel and Jovia are twins (boy and girl) of Kate, who was being taken care of and is now being resettled by Pure & Faultless. They are in Primary five class at African Hearts Primary boarding school and are supported financially by Pure & Faultless.
Winnie
Age: 13
Winnie born in Mpata, Mukono district. She was living in wakiso from where police handed her over to Pure & Faultless for the sake of saving her from shameless men who were allegedly abusing her young womanhood.
Deborah
Age: 4
Deborah is the daughter of Mary, who joined Pure & Faultless in 2015. Mary recently completed her studies at University and resides at Rahab’s Corner, helping out with bookkeeping and leadership.
Deborah has joined school and she is in baby class (preschool).