Christine is age 40 and lives in a rented home (one room and kitchen) in Bugembe. She supports her 5 children, ages 3 to 14 plus 2 girls ages 17 and 8 of her sister who died. Christine’s husband died in 2000. They had moved to Jinja in 1991 because of the war. Christine earns

Beatrice is 40 years old and has been a widow for 14 years. She had 3 children but one has passed away from malaria. She comes from Gulu and fled to Jinja in 1993 because of the rebels. The rebels burned down her house and killed her husband in Gulu. Beatrice sells fish and beads

The family lives in Danida. There are 9 in the household which includes her husband, 6 of her own children ages 5 months to 13, plus a niece (child of her sister whose father died). Her husband does occasional contract work picking up scrap to sell to a steel rolling company. She makes beads.The family

Santa is age 45 and is renting a room in the Masese area of Jinja. Her husband died in 1994. She lives with her 4 children ages 13 to 22 plus 3 dependents. She does distilling to earn income and has just recently started beading. She had moved to Jinja from Kitgum in 1988 because

Gutu Milly, age 44, lives with her two children and 4 other dependents in a single rented room in the Danida area of Jinja. The children range in age from nine to 18. She is a widow, and does a combination of distilling, making beads and casual labor at a local factory to earn a

Lucy is 32 years old. She is originally from Pader district from the Northern Uganda, she lives in Soweto in Jinja with 5 children ,3 of which are her own and 2 are her sister’s. Lucy’s husband and sister were killed by the rebels and so she had to take refuge in Jinja .She has

Grace lives in the Walukuba area of Jinja with one child, age 15 plus 2 nieces and 1 nephew, ages 12 to 18 of her late brother. Her husband died in 1998 due to an accident. The family had moved to Jinja from Awere in 1995. She currently does beading to earn income. She used

Christine Owiny’s household consists of 5 individuals, including herself, her husband, and her 3 children aged 11, 9, and 7 years old. Her husband struggles as an electrician on a contract basis who sometimes remains unemployed for up to 6 months at a time. Christine, age 32, used to sell fish, which she then replaced

Betty is 36 yers old and lives in the Danida area of Jinja with her husband and three children ages 3 to 15. They live in a rented room. Her husband does occasional casual labor but it is hard to find work. Betty is a beader. She came to Jinja in 1999 from Kaberamaido near

Amito Molly lives in the Walukuba area of Jinja. There are 13 children in her home. Seven are her children and 6 others are orphans from her siblings who have died. None of the orphans are in school due to lack of school fees. Two of her children are also at home due to lack