JOANNA: S621-GBE

Thanks to the generous donation from Lori Fischer Hall, Joanna has been re-enrolled into school for the 2021/2022 school year. She was promoted to the K-2 grade this year and still wants to be a president when she grows up. Her handwriting and reading is improving and she was very proud to show us during her interview. She continues to live with her grandmother.

Meet Joanna, who has been generously sponsored by Lori Fischer Hall.  She is 8 years old and in the K-1 grade this year. She lives in Gbayden, Liberia with her grandmother. Joanna’s father denied the pregnancy and shortly after her birth, Joanna’s young mother ran away because she could not afford to take care of the baby.  Her interests are being with her grandmother – cooking, cleaning, going to the market – anything. Simply being with her grandmother is her favorite thing to do. She hopes to be a president when she grows up.