Namusoke Farida, 38, divorced her husband six years ago after he had gone mad and could not settle at home. Last year, she discovered that her sick husband had married two other women, so he stopped giving her support

Farida discovered she was HIV positive in 2004 but works very hard to take care of her health and her four children. She lives with her children, Farida 14, Rashid 10, Sophia 8, and Ashraff 6, in a very small room. When they get their holidays she usually sends them to their grandmother because there is not enough space.

Farida had an eye problem, did not have money to see an ophthalmologist and was finding difficulty making beads until BeadforLife intervened. Now she wears eyeglasses and is looking forward to making many beads. She hopes to earn enough money, take care of all the household needs and pay for herself in driving school since her dream is to be a driver and get a driving job with a big company.

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