Meet Thenesi in Zambia | Children International | Child Sponsorship in Africa, India, South America, & USA

About me & my family

Name: Thenesi
Avg Monthly Family Income: $89.00
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Enjoys: Playing soccer, Playing with friends
Talents: Dancing, Singing, Sports
Siblings:
Ives, 28, Male
Magaret, 28, Female
Tiwame, 25, Male
Charles Jr, 20, Male
Lives with: Parents
Language: English, Nyanja
School: Yes
Child ID #: 1143051

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About my house

Walls: Concrete block
Roof: Corrugated metal
Floor: Concrete
My bed: The floor with a mat
Water source: Community faucets
Electricity: Available

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Poverty in Zambia

Children growing up in poverty in Zambia face many serious challenges, including malnutrition and a lack of access to health and dental services, difficulty with basic education, and high youth unemployment rates.

That is why we focus on providing access to critical medical and dental care, early childhood-development programs, nutrition education and feeding programs, and youth training to teach skills needed to find a job and break the cycle of poverty.

See how our program works and why we focus on health, education, empowerment and employment.

Learn more about our work in Zambia.

How does child sponsorship work?

Your $39 monthly gift gives kids like Thenesi access to life-changing benefits, like:

medical care
educational support
life skills
job-training before graduation.

More about child sponsorship:

+ When you sponsor, what do you receive? Click to find out.

When you sponsor, we'll send you more info about your child, including a photo and a quick-start guide to child sponsorship. You'll also:

Receive photos and updates about your child on a regular basis.
Receive letters from your child, and many letters will contain pictures drawn by your child.
Have access to MyCI, your online account where you can view photos of your child, learn more about him or her, read and write letters and cards, manage your giving, and join our online community of sponsors.
Be able to visit your child and tour our amazing community centers
Subscribe to receive emails and our Journeys magazine to see your impact in action.

+ Need to make a change? We can help.

You can make changes to your monthly giving anytime. Please contact our Care Team to adjust, delay or cancel. And because we've made a commitment that we'll be a part of our kids' lives until they graduate, your sponsored child will continue to receive benefits from the program, and we will work to find a new sponsor as soon as possible.

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How your support helps teens in Zambia

A quick look at programs currently available for sponsored teens age 12 and over in Zambia.

Healthy

Teens in Lusaka have access to free doctors, dental care and affordable medicines.

Educated

Zambian teens enrolled in secondary school receive school supplies.

Empowered

Teens who participate in their local Youth Council learn to give back by planning, overseeing and completing service projects that benefit their communities.