EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS IN A FAMILY

Grandmothers are normally challeneged by the orphans left behind after the death of parents. In the village of Ksiasi and Saosi, In a certain family there was a grandmother who was left behind bu five children orphaned out of HIV/AIDS  infected parents. The old woman was always day by day troubled by many problems related to lack of social economic support to her young children. She had no work and was out of here working year but she opted to start working on neighbours farms, weeding maize to get some money to support various needs of the orphans. Schooling and uniform for the orphans was a challenge but one day a hand of support and bought uniform for the orphans but the programme was not sustainable as after the year 2006, No other help has been advanced.

Location: KAIMOSI, VIHIGA, KENYA