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Nellie Nachilima
My life became difficult, very difficult when my husband died, I had nowhere to go. I thought I would run mad from the psychological impact it had on me. My husband’s family took everything we owned; High rates of HIV and poverty continue to place women in a precarious economic situation in Zambia. Mortality from HIV infection is high, leaving many households single headed and creating almost a half a million orphans. |
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Alidah Phiri
A total of 14 family members live in this household and have lived here for 6 years. A typical day for the Kayilas is usually a slow one. The older children are school drop-outs trying to make ends meet. With a father who is bedridden with Tuberclosis, they know that they have to go out and look for odd jobs with their mother |
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Foster Mwelwa
Foster’s day is usually nothing much to look forward to. 4 years ago, she suffered a strange eye problem which left her completely blind. Before this happened, her day was a packed one. She knew she had a family to provide so she had to do all she could to fend for them. She started her day very early, found her way to the big markets then got back home and pre-packed her vegetables and sold them to people in her community. This is now a story of the past
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Sebuloni Kaponda
Sebuloni is a 73 year old man of Kawama Township in Ndola, married to Pauline aged 62. The two have been married for over 40 years with 12 children. The family has lived in Kawama since 1970 when they bought the house. Due to limited financial resources, only one out of the 12 children was able to complete his education.
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Maureen Makwaza
Maureen works in a business centre as a typist and earns K250,000.00 (equivalent of US$50) per month. This is never enough to see the family to the next pay day. The children are used to having one meal per day and sometimes have to go without anything especially when their mother spends more time nursing the epileptic child in hospital.
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Mirriam Bwalya
Mirriam’s Husband died in December 2004 from severe headache. This happened Two (2) years after their house had been demolished in Ngombe compound. Life became difficult for Mirriam and her children due to the loss of the breadwinner. They could not even afford to pay rentals for their one roomed house. |
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Thereza Kafula
Thereza Kafula is a 70 year old widow of Chazanga Township in Lusaka. Years back, Thereza was happily married and was blessed with eight daughters. The family managed to buy a small piece of land in Chazanga township of Lusaka. However, the plot remained undeveloped and when Thereza’s husband died in the early 1980’s, life for Thereza became a nightmare. |
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Mary Chimfwembe
Mary Chimfwembe is a 39 year old widow of Independence Township. Her husband passed away four years ago and left her with five children, three males and two females. Three of them go to school with the support of the Family Strengthening Program run by SOS Village, while the other two are still too young to attend school. She also lives with her elder sister’s daughter (aged 21) and her two children aged four and one respectively. |
