Participants

Mukanyarwi Virginia, 29, has three children ages 2, 3, and 5. She lives on 10,000 francs per week.

Twizeyimana Devota, 25, has two children, ages 6 and 3. Her friends give her money; she spends 1000 francs a week on food, which allows her to eat one meal a day.

Uwamaria Beyata, 36, has four children, ages 13, 12, 8, and 3. She sells goats for an income; obtaining food for her and her family is not a problem, they eat well.

Nyinawumuntu Solange, 23, has no children. She spends 500-1000 francs a week on food and she often goes days without any thing to eat.

Uwurukkundo Jeanne, 20, has two children, ages 1 and 2. People give her money that allows her to eat twice a day.

Muberanyaila Fridah, 24, has three children, ages 7, 4 and 2. Her husband provides for the family by cutting hair at 100 francs per person. They spend 1500 francs on food per day.

Nyinsengimana Jeanne, 45, has four children, their ages range from 7 to 18 years of age. She owns her own home. She sells charcoal for a living, spends 1500 francs on food.

Mutoni Josian, 17, has no children. She lives with her three sisters and their mother, and works as a prostitute to help support the family. Her mother plaits hair to help the family, too. They spend 1000-1500 francs a day on food.

Nyandwi Dinah, 25, has three children, ages 9, 5 and 3. She lives with one other woman, and is not always living with her children. Friends give her money and water; she sells the water and keeps a certain percent of the profits as income.

Mukantaganzwa Rosa, 40, has three children ranging in age from 18 to 23. She has no job; due to this lack of steady income, she and her children do not eat often.

Manoro Shantal, 20, has no children, but lives with a woman who pays for her food and fees in order for her to attend school.

Nyirababirii Marita, 32, has two children, ages 8 and 3. She caters/cooks/cleans for an income, and is able to rent a home for her and her children. She has 1000 francs to spend daily on food.