Esther lost her dad at a tender age and continues to live with her mum who is HIV+. Her mother does small scale farming, but health-wise is weak and finds it difficult to cultivate enough to cover their basic needs.
Life became dark for Luisa when her father died. Her mother had no where to go for help apart from the church family, but she has seven children as do others in the church. Luisa’s mother sells fish at the local market just to survive. When the weather is bad,...
Sortencia’s father died in March of 2023. He left Sortencia’s mother with five children to support. Her father’s brothers sold everything the father had left, leaving Sortencia’s family in poverty. Her mother tries to sell coal to feed the...
Rosa’s father died last year, which left Rosa, her brother and mother without a means of support. Rosa’s mother looks for jobs in people’s fields so she can sustain the family, but it is difficult to find those jobs. That leaves the family often...
Ilda has lost both of her parents to HIV/AIDS. She lives with her elderly grandmother and other cousins. Ilda is forced to look for work to support the family as her grandmother is not able to work. Ilda’s studies have been compromised because she works to get...