mozambique: keeping children in school

Maria Dosiole Qalquer is in her 60s. Her daughter died of AIDS in 1995 and a month later, Maria’s son-in-law died too. In part Maria survives on the income she makes by breeding from the goats she received as part of HelpAge International’s support scheme. Living Together is a community-based programme in Tete province, Mozambique that supports the rising numbers of older people who are bringing up orphans. It helps them to make ends meet and send the children to school. HelpAge International has developed this two-year programme with UNICEF.