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Umaru is growing up with his single parent mother and siblings in a small farming community located near a running stream. The family dwells in a two bedroom mud bricks house roofed with old zinc that has some leakages especially during the rains. He sometimes suffers from common cold as a result of the leakage from the roof. He sleeps with his elder brother on a locally made wooden bed with a grass mattress with inadequate beddings. His mother works as a backyard vegetable gardener to take care of Umaru and siblings. The income earned is not enough to address their basic needs. He is attending the community pre-school in the nearby village, about 10 minutes away from their house. He enjoys the company of his elder brother who teaches him how to read small books. Sponsorship will go a long way in changing the life of Umaru and his family. `1Q