Evelyn

For someone who has already been through so much in life, Evelyn is only 21 years old.  She has a baby and she also has “the sickness.”  She inherited the disease from her parents both of whom have died.   After their deaths she was living with a friend who saw her taking her medicine one day and realized she was sick and kicked her out.   She got a job, met a man and soon became pregnant.  But the man denied the baby was his and left the family with nothing.  Evelyn was soon destitute with a baby and nowhere to go.  One day she went to the hospital to get her medicine and the nurse could tell she was losing weight and not doing well.  After finding out that Evelyn was homeless, the nurse told her about Neema Village, a place that helps marginalized women.  Anna and some of our volunteers went to check on Evelyn and found that she needed immediate help so they brought her to live in our MAP houses.  She is now in counseling classes and taking all the courses that Neema offers.  If she will stay on her medicine Evelyn can live a fairly normal life.  One day she will even be able to start a business to support herself and her baby.