Makuu`s story

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Makuu’s
story
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Makuu is 13 years old.
He lives in Eastern Kenya with his family.
This is Makuu's sister Josephine. She is 9 years old.
Makuu loves playing with his friends.
Last year, there was a drought and Makuu didn’t have
much energy for playing.
People did not have enough food to
eat. At times, we skipped lunch and
we’d go without eating. Missing
lunch made me feel sick and tired.
Sometimes I couldn’t concentrate.
This is Makuu with other children at his school.
For many years, people in the area have relied on
food aid so they have not learnt important skills,
like how to grow vegetables.
CAFOD has helped schools to grow vegetables and
given them water tanks and seeds.
Now Makuu helps to run a school vegetable garden.
Here is Makuu in the school vegetable garden with
other children. They are learning about how to grow
crops.
Sometimes
maize flour is
all we have for
dinner and it is
enough; but, of
course, I’m
looking forward
to eating the
vegetables!
Makuu is looking forward to eating
the crops he is growing.
The garden will
help me and my
family because
when I finish
school, if I'm
jobless, I can raise
money and help
myself by selling
vegetables.
Things to think about…
• How do you think Makuu felt during
the drought?
• How do you think Makuu feels now?
• What has changed for Makuu and his
community?
• How has this happened?
Are you Hungry for change?
• In our world, one in eight people are hungry. Is this
fair?
• Join CAFOD’s Hungry for change campaign
– Take action and write your message to the
Prime Minister for a fair food system, where
everyone has enough to eat.
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Makuu’s
story
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Picture credits: Annie Bungeroth