There are people that are suffering socially, not because they are sick or infected by HIV/AIDS, but because they lack resources and somebody who cares about their well-being.
The communities host people of different kinds (calibers). The privileged and the underprivileged to make good living.
The story the families from Lugaze village in Bukoba rural that are supported by HUYAWA reveals this fact. The two families arrived in this village at different times and with different background histories. Both families are female-headed and have children. The community reported the cases to HUYAWA seeking to get support for the children.
Victoria and her four daughters, aged 15,13,9 and 8 migrated to this village of Lugaze from Rwanda in 1996 after seven children (boys) and their father were killed in front of the whole family. Lugaze is about 100 km west of Bukoba town. The village authority provided a small piece of land and a temporary shelter made of poles and grass for the family. However, the family had no enough resources to cater for their daily requirements. On top of that one child (Maryness) is suffering from liver inflammation and they had no means to cover medical treatment costs.
All four children go to school, so they also needed support with school materials.
Zidina, her husband and their six children moved into Lugaze village in 2001 en route to Karagwe from Kemondo 110 km away in search for greener pastures after they had sold their small plot. The husband fell sick when they arrived in Lugaze and they decided to make a stop before proceeding to Karagwe. They had no means to support their livelihood and the children were too young to help Zidina. The oldest child was 12 years and the youngest was 1 year old. After a while the husband died and things became worse. The community leaders took the responsibility of caring for the widow and the malnourished children. The family was provided with a temporary shelter near a dispensary and neighbors took turns to provide food. None of the oldest children were going to school.
The village authority reported the family to the HUYAWA Field Assistant and the case was brought to the programmer’s attention through usual channels and action was taken.
HUYAWA provided clothing, bedding and food as emergency measures for both families while a permanent solution to help the families produce enough food and send children to school was being sought.
HUYAWA requested the village leadership to assist in securing plots for both families for permanent settlement.  The plots were secured in the neighborhood and HUYAWA bought the two plots for these families on 15^th October, for $280 and $350 respectively.  Both plots had temporary shelters, which were maintained to make them livable. The two families now relate to each other and share their life experiences like blood related families. They have had a good harvest of beans, maize and have sufficient gardens of sweet potatoes, cassava and cococyams. The community take responsibility of assisting these families to become self sufficient, while HUYAWA keeps a close watch to make sure that the children live a normal life other children in the community.