We visited this family after our first week in Kabula. It was really sad to see the condition in which they were living (and still live). They were very nice to us and welcomed us in their home...
Josephine was the name of the grandmother that you can see in the center of the picture below.
As you can see they all (Josephine, 9 grandchildren + one of her daughter & her husband) live in the same house (20m²). They have no matress or bed and they have to sleep on the floor.
Josephine was telling Edwin she hadn't been able to work in the land because she had to be in the hospital with her daughter. So she didn't have any money to feed her own family. Edwin told her to go to the shop and buy food for the week and Bohapo would pay for Josephine's food.
Edwwin also told us that last year the government carried out a programme to promote vaccination for kids up to 2 years of age. Every famiily who brought a baby for the shot would be given a free mosquito net (to prevent people from getting bitten by mosquitos that can carry malaria or other tropical disease). Josephine's daughter, who only had a child under 2 years old took the same little girl twice for vaccination as they needed 2 mosquito nets to protect the whole family. Unfortunately, the little girl died a few days later due to overdose.
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On the way back
A shop in the village
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