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My name is Christine Nobutu and I am 36 years old. I have five children of my own, and my youngest, Kelvin, lives with me at the Liyoyelo Project. I've been working here for three years now, and I enjoy it very much. My job is to look after the youngest girls and the elderly women.
My day starts at 6am, when I sweep the yard around our house. I wake up the girls and start cooking breakfast for everyone. Once the girls have gone off to school, I clean the house and make the beds. One of the elderly women is no longer able to look after herself, so I also wash and dress her – this is hard work.
I have an assistant who helps me with the many tasks of the day – washing clothes and dishes, going to the market, working in our garden and cooking meals. The girls help when they're back from school. Today, we're having fish, greens and mealie meal porridge for lunch. We often have fish as it is cheap and nutritious. Sometimes, we might have beans, and very occasionally meat. Meat is very expensive in Limulunga. I enjoy cooking and I'm teaching the girls how to cook too.
My dream for the future is to continue my education, especially improving my English. I would like to be able to speak to visitors to the project and help the girls with their homework.
Liyoyelo Community Trust/Liyoyelo Project, Plot 2, Waterplant Road, Limulunga, Zambia
Tel: 00260 979 439 700 Email: liyoyelo@gmail.com