Bushira lost both her parents before she was old enough to recognize them and had been living with her elderly grandmother before coming to New Hope. Bushira's grandmother earned less than $1 a day selling porridge on the streets and could not provide Bushira with such basic needs as education and healthcare.
Sleeping on a rug in a single-room shanty in the Arubaine slums of Busia, Bushira used to work all day carrying 20 liter jerry-cans of water from over a kilometer away. She would carry three cans per day and earn the equivalent of 6 cents per can.
Bushira has already found a sponsor. Please select another child to sponsor. Thank you.