Fatuma now has a job, a home and, most
important of all, her four children living with her..
The family was separated in 2015 when Sanita,now 12, Salama,8,, Amina,7, and
Steve ,4,were brought into our care because she was unable to provide for them.
The family was living in an old chicken
coop, sleeping on cardboard.
Her husband, who had been the
breadwinner of the family, died after a dog bite resulted in serious
complications.
He was
buried in his ancestral homeland but as his wife had not married with a dowry
she and her children were sent away.
Since
that time she had been struggling, depending on help from anyone who would
provide it.
This was far from enough and all the family were suffering. The kids had not been to school and Sanita was often left to look after her younger siblings whilst her mum was out looking for work.
This was far from enough and all the family were suffering. The kids had not been to school and Sanita was often left to look after her younger siblings whilst her mum was out looking for work.
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| 2015 |
When
the children joined our family, it was a
huge wrench for them and Fatuma was able to see her kids whilst trying to rebuild her life and they went home on short visits in the holidays even if it meant going back to the most basic of living.
After seeing them together at home, Mama.offered Fatuma
work as a cleaner.
And again, after hearing how she was getting up at the crack of dawn, to walk a long distance to work,,Mama stepped in to help.
She helped her to get the deposit on a room for her and her children a short distance away in Timboni..
And again, after hearing how she was getting up at the crack of dawn, to walk a long distance to work,,Mama stepped in to help.
She helped her to get the deposit on a room for her and her children a short distance away in Timboni..
She has given them mattresses to sleep on and a few other bits to make their
room a home.
The family are now all together again, the children, who are sponsored, are coming
in to school every day and their mum is the jolliest, most industrious cleaner
we have ever had.
As she speaks very little English, Sanita is teaching her.
She is also teaching her mum to read and write.
She is also teaching her mum to read and write.
Mama
says it took very little to make this family complete, but for Fatuma and the
kids it is everything..
They
are the happiest little family unit, united in love, by love
Fatuma
says she will never be able to thank Mama enough for what she has done for them,
but for Mama the reward is seeing them reunited. Yet another illustration of our Happy House magic at work.
