• Abalo Alice
• Akello Alice
• Aloyo Kevin
• Judith Akumu
• Layette Paska
• Wanikan Lillian

I came to Kampala due to the insurgency in the northern region. It resulted into lose of many of my relatives. I came with my husband and children in the Acholi quarters where we settled up to now. My husband earned a living from stone quarrying which we used to meet the rent fare. After two years of settlement in the acholi quarter my husband passed away but later we found out that he was suffering from HIV/AIDS.

Since that time it has not been easy for us to make our ends meet. I joined other women and learnt how to make paper beads. I started up a small business as a hawker around the acholi quarter from my savings of the paper bead. From this I can earn 5000/= per day of
which I use to meet my days necessities and sometimes its not enough. More so am left with nothing to meet my trading license. I even can’t meet my children’s scholastic materials. I have been able to pay for a few, leaving one of the orphans at home.

Since I also tested positive, these days am sickly and can no longer work a lot because my health is really doing badly. Therefore my family needs are sometimes very difficult to meet, because the kind of work I do , requires moving from town to town of which am unable to do that daily because of my health. So when am at home, I make beads which I sell once in a month.