Fatu, mother
About me
My family
My other children are Mohamed, 14, Zainab, 10 and my baby twins called Khadija and Fatima. They're 1 year and 3 months old. I'm proud of my children because God gave me them. I love them.
They're all so different!
Of my children Mohamed is the funny one, he tells stories for the other kids to make them happy. Abdulai is the serious one. He looks at you and frowns when you talk to him. He feels he is a big man. Zainab takes care of the twins. She plays and laughs with the little ones when she gets back from school.
At school
Abdulai's doing well at school. He's presently in Form 2. Mohamed is in Class 4. He was to be in Class 5 now but he had a misunderstanding with his teacher and we moved him to another school. Zainab is in class 2.
Providing for my family
To make a living we sell cold water. I work in the morning and after school the two boys join me. That is how we survive. My problem right now is that my husband does not have a job. It's just me providing for my family. If I don't sell, we don't have food. My husband used to have a good job and things were easy.
Life is difficult because all the prices have gone up. Having money makes life easier.
