mama lazaro

Maasai

I am from kajiado, born and raised. My husband passed on in 2013 leaving me with 3 small children, at the time I sold tobacco in the market, we were doing well but when my husband died his family accused me of murdering him with HIV, they kicked me out of my home with my children.  I walked miles and miles,  through the forest trying to find a town for us to live in, finally we arrive in Ngong. We slept on the pavement for one week, surviving from the food people gave us.  A woman approached us and offered me this house I am living in now, the moment we moved in I fell seriously ill. I was brought to the hospital tested and discovered I had HIV, I became sicker and sicker, bedridden, I could not work, nor feed my children who were 10, 7 ,4 years old at the time.  We only survived by the grace of others, I was deathly ill for one year before Miriam heard about me and began to bring me medication and food.  The little money I earn is through the bead work I do.  I walk to the masai market on Ngong where I buy beads and food.  We were fortunate to have someone help get the children into public school. We are surviving