Agnes Agimo was born in the Kaberamaido District in Eastern Uganda. Agnes was one of 9 children and she was raised by her older sister. She now lives in the capital of Uganda: Kampala. Agnes currently works in a craft shop, and in her spare time, she makes beads to raise income for her schooling. She gathers with other young women who are also trying to pay their school fees. “We make them so we can achieve our goals in life.

Some of these women are AIDS widows, some of them have AIDS, and many of them are caring for orphan children—often in addition to several of their own. They are all trying to support their families and make ends meet. The women are part of a sustainability program run by AOET (AIDS Orphans Education Trust) a non-profit, Uganda-based organization working throughout East Africa to support orphans and the families who foster them with schools, medical clinics, HIV outreach programs, family villages, and sustainability training. The profits earned from selling the beaded jewelry give these mothers and grandmothers a better chance of meeting their family's most fundamental needs, such as food, clean water, and basic medical care.

  

 

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