Ngiyo Ber is a group of women who used to live in a slum in Tororo but now live in "the Estate" a few km from town, in 32 brick houses which Give Us Wings built for them. They are paying small mortgages on the houses so they will own them after 10 years. Since it is a women's group, only women are allowed to own or inherit the houses (gender equality in property inheritance is a huge issue in E. Africa). We first visited their
shamba where they were transplanting tomatoes and tilling, and then we toured the Estate.
The group singing us a welcome song.
A mother with her child. The child was strapped to her back as she tilled and weeded in the garden.
A child playing a watering can as a drum.
Some women planting and weeding in the shamba.
A child with a hoe, who thought it was hilarious that I was taking pictures of him.
Rebecca's baby Adrian with her cousin. Rebecca was our main "tour guide" for the visit and is learning to become a tailor. She is caring for her newborn daughter and 4 of her nieces and nephews as well.
Adrian.
Transporting water to the garden from a small stream.
A woman with some sticks she removed from the garden.
On our way to the Estate.
The chairperson, Medina, in her home.
As soon as we got there, all the kids came out and started following us around. Four Eyes constructed his glasses from some scrap wire- I don't know if I inspired him or what, but it was hilarious.
A woman outside her new home. The houses are made from brick and cement mortar with tin roofs, so they are much more sturdy than the traditional mud houses. Each has a main room and two smaller bedrooms, plus a separate building with a kitchen and latrine. There are also communal gardens planted around the houses with bananas, cassava, groundnuts, and other vegetables. We ate a groundnut stew with greens and crunchy millet "bread" for lunch.
Some of the children of Ngiyo Ber, who were competing to hold our hands as we toured around.
The group singing us a welcome song.
A mother with her child. The child was strapped to her back as she tilled and weeded in the garden.
A child playing a watering can as a drum.
Some women planting and weeding in the shamba.
A child with a hoe, who thought it was hilarious that I was taking pictures of him.
Rebecca's baby Adrian with her cousin. Rebecca was our main "tour guide" for the visit and is learning to become a tailor. She is caring for her newborn daughter and 4 of her nieces and nephews as well.
Adrian.
Transporting water to the garden from a small stream.
A woman with some sticks she removed from the garden.
On our way to the Estate.
The chairperson, Medina, in her home.
As soon as we got there, all the kids came out and started following us around. Four Eyes constructed his glasses from some scrap wire- I don't know if I inspired him or what, but it was hilarious.
A woman outside her new home. The houses are made from brick and cement mortar with tin roofs, so they are much more sturdy than the traditional mud houses. Each has a main room and two smaller bedrooms, plus a separate building with a kitchen and latrine. There are also communal gardens planted around the houses with bananas, cassava, groundnuts, and other vegetables. We ate a groundnut stew with greens and crunchy millet "bread" for lunch.
Some of the children of Ngiyo Ber, who were competing to hold our hands as we toured around.
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