A deep and personal tragedy for us here at WMC. You can read more about Mama Leke and the legacy she left behind here:
That room the women of AEPIFHA work in, “that’s a very good illustration of disabled women here,” says Catherine Stubb, the Kinshasa-based director of program for Handicap International. It is hidden away and not seen, just like the women themselves.As children, all were either kept from school completely or given just a few years. School fees are costly to poor families here, and parents send their able-bodied children first. They’re the ones who can later work and provide for the family.
Mangaza, who has a huge, gap-toothed smile and is known as Mama Leki, says she helped start the group three years ago because “we decided we’ve been disrespected too much.” Married now and with five children, she laughs when I ask if it was hard for her to find a husband. Yes, the man she hoped to marry had trouble with his family over her being disabled when they met. But, she adds with eloquence, “Love doesn’t have eyes.
For every 10,000 disabled people in DRC, the number of physiotherapists is at less than 1 percent, according to a. The report also lists the years of health lost to disability in the country at 13.6, tied with Chad as the eighth highest country on the list. and in the U.S., 7.9—which isn’t the lowest. That number is in Japan, at 5.5 years.) But even if there were more therapists available, these women couldn’t afford regular treatment.
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