For nearly two years, Mary, a 29-year-old woman from Kasese, lived a life she never imagined for herself. When her husband lost his job at a small construction company, everything in their home collapsed. Rent piled up, food became a struggle, and their children were sent home several times for unpaid school fees. The pressure became so heavy that one night, her husband quietly told her that if she found a “way” to bring money home, he would not stop her. Those words broke her heart, but hunger and poverty pushed her toward a path she never wanted.
Mary started meeting men secretly just to survive. Every time she came back home with food or money, the shame ate her alive. Her husband pretended to be strong, but she could see the pain in his eyes. They no longer felt like a married couple but two strangers trapped in the same house, watching life sink deeper every day. Poverty had swallowed their peace, dignity, and hope. Mary would cry herself to sleep, whispering prayers that one day something would change.TO READ MORE,TAP HERE
