Josephine Mpakibi (the "k" sounds like "ch"
Josephine Mpakibi was born in Jinja, Uganda and has 4 brothers and 1 sister. She is 19 years old and she attends Light College in Mukono. Her favorite subject in school is Christian Religious Education and she hopes to become a teacher or missionary in the future. She likes listening to music and she has lived at Chain for 4 years.
Racheal Namakula
Racheal Namakula ws born in Rwanda (where there has been and still is much violence). She was one of three children but her brothers and sisters have passes away, along with her parents. She is 14 years old and is in P4 (Primary 4, equivalent to 3rd grade) and she attends the Martin Nkyoyo Inclusive School here at Chain. Her favorite subject is mathematics and she hopes to be a social worker in the future. She likes music and dancing and helping Auntie Christine prepare food. (It took me many tries to get a picture that shows the “sweet” Racheal because she has a pretty tough exterior. Attitude is what we’d call it. But she is truly a sweet and helpful girl and I have enjoyed spending time with her.)
Daphine Namuleme
Daphine Namuleme was born in Entebbe, Uganda and is 15 years old. She has 3 brothers who live in the village with family. (Many times children are sent to an orphanage when the family cannot pay their school fees.) She is in S3 (equivalent to 9th grade) at Mukono High School and her favorite subject is Biology. She loves singing and wants to be a singer/musician when she grows up. She has lived at Chain for 4 years.
Natasha Jannet
Natasha Jannet is 12 years old and was born in Kisoro District (in Western Uganda). She has 2 brothers and 4 sisters who live with her mom and whom she sees on holidays (the vacation month between the 3-month terms of schools). She was sent here because her mom couldn’t pay her school fees. Natasha is in P5 at the Mukono Boarding School and her favorite subject in school is math. She hopes to become a nurse one day and in her spare time she enjoys praying and singing.
Carloline Namuddu
Caroline Namuddu is 14 years old and ws bon in the Luwero District in Uganda. She has 1 brother and 1 sister who live in Mukono with her mom. Her father was a soldier and died while fighting in war. She has been at Chain for 1 year and she is in P5 at the Mukono Boarding School. Her favorite subject is English and she plans to become a pilot one day. She enjoys singing in her free time.
Doreen Nyaketeko is 14 years old and was born in the Tororo District. She has 3 brothers and 1 sister who live in Tororo with her grandmother and mom. She is in P5 at the Mukono Boarding School and her favorite subject is English. She plans to become a teacher when she grows up and she enjoys singing and dancing in her free time. She’s been at Chain for 4 years.
Doreen Nyaketeko
Allen Uwunva
Allen Uwunva was born in Kisoro and is 12 years old. She has 2 brothers and 1 sister who live with her mom in Kisoro. She is in P4 at the Martin Nkyoyo Inclusive School and she likes math. She plans to become a nurse in the future and she likes playing netball in her free time. She has been at Chain for one year.
The next flight is 8 hours and 15 minutes and I hope to sleep then since I slept not a wink just now. Baggage is secure and I even somehow got upgraded a “cabin” because the flight is overbooked. So, I’m not sure what that entails but I believe a slightly bigger seat and perhaps fewer babies. 
