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A community member admires the photographs taken by the young people
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Before I had my smart uniform I used to wear this dress to school. There was no money to buy a school uniform for me
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Without the goats we wouldn't have milk and we would have to buy it which is expensive for us. We use milk to make morning tea
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This is my sister Nzisa. She is fifteen years old. We get on well and never argue. She always helps me to do the right thing in life
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When I wear this skirt I feel comfortable and decently dressed. If you don't dress decently people will think you go around with older men for money. Some girls do this because they are poor and have no other choice
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I was given these shoes as a present. I was very happy. I wore them when my feet were dirty
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It is now possible to be able to buy clothes especially my school uniform and my Sunday best
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These hens can give me some eggs to enjoy. The eggs can give me energy
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Having family around you is very important because it gives you a feeling of belonging. I always have people to share stories with and play with. My favourite stories are Wano tales about how people lived in the past
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My brother Mutunga is milking the goat, he does the milking every morning. We bought the goat with the money from the cash transfer programme. We used to have strong tea in the morning but now we can have milk in our tea.
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My Grandmother is holding the documents from the bank which show that we are saving some of the money for my future
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She [My wife] makes the drink in a hut by our house
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This is a lady who also sleeps on the veranda. I spend a lot of time with her
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Self-portrait
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I spend the money on food but it is a big family and with so many people it does not go far – it is only enough for a little flour, and I could never stop working
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In 2005 someone who works at the hospital found a wheelchair in the rubbish and saved it for me. That is what I use now, as although it was bad enough for the hospital to throw away it is much better than my old one
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I saved up to get a tap installed for the house, which I didn’t have before
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Each day I go along the road to the school where I teach evening class. The school is far away, but I can get there without problem on the road, unless it rains
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This is my other daughter Saqina. She often helps me around the house
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Each month I travel alone to the place where they give the payments. It is not too far and I can go along the road in my wheelchair