Personal Stories and Quotes

Personal Stories

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Felistus from Zambia
A six year old girl's struggle for education in a heavily-indebted country is eased by debt relief in 2005.

Peter from Zambia
One man's first experience of free healthcare, made possible by debt relief.

Maria from the Philippines
A woman's life is changed by the effects of debts incurred by the corrupt dictator Marcos.

Life in a Tanzanian Village
Tanzanian Joyce Mbwilo, 30, tells of her struggles with poverty, and her new hopes now that aid and debt relief are making a difference to her and her children's lives.
A BBC photo journal.

Oxfam's Cool Planet for Kids: Caroline's Story
Caroline is a 13 year old girl from northern Uganda. She lives in a camp for people who have been forced to leave their homes because of conflict in the local area.

Educating Sudan's children
After 21 years of conflict in southern Sudan, just 2% of the region's children finish primary school - one of the lowest rates in the world.
A BBC photo journal.

Zimbabwe's AIDS Orphans
Zimbabwe’s is the world's fastest-shrinking economy outside a war zone - unemployment has reached more than 70% and inflation recently topped 1,200%. AIDS is having a terrible impact on the country and its people.
A BBC photo journal.

The Burden of Malaria in Uganda
Malaria is endemic in most of Uganda, but basic preventive gear like bed nets is beyond the reach of many.
A BBC photo journal.

Nigeria's Stone Crushers
People struggling with poverty in Nigeria find work in the quarries, trying to assist family members gain an education and hoping for a better life to come.
A BBC photo journal.

School link delivers clean water
BBC story about a UK primary school's successful efforts to provide their partner school in Ghana with clean water.

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