Paliza Hussein of Blantyre, Malawi earns $30 a month as a security guard. He and his wife Agnes have ten children. They lived in a one room dwelling and slept on a concrete floor that cost them about $5 a month. This is poverty and a story that made a particularly powerful impact on us.
When we heard this story on our April 2016 visit to Malawi we could not help but help them with a better dwelling. But, we also want him to find better work to care for his family. He is able to be drive and does have the opportunity to work as a truck driver. But, he needs certification that would cost him more than a year's earnings. So, we are providing a way for him to take a special driver's training course that will help him get the license needed for this kind of work.
Our LifeNets Assistant Business and Finance Manager Daniel Ringo told us: "you couldn't imagine the joy the father showed when he learned that he could have this kind of training."
We have provided secondary school scholarships for some of their children.
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Beverly Kubik with partial Hussein Family. Paliza and Agnes on the right. Taken April 12, 2017 in Blantyre, Malawi