A Moment in the Glass: The Secret Life of Uganda's Daughters

by Leslie Alsheimer (United States of America)

Uganda

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“Mother of Pearl,” Rakai Village, Uganda. Nakanyike Angenina, a widowed single mother, reads without electricity in their home in Rakai Village, Uganda.
“Mother of Pearl,” Rakai Village, Uganda. Nakanyike Angenina, a widowed single mother, reads without electricity in their home in Rakai Village, Uganda.
“Nakanyike Family Home,” Rakai Village, Uganda. In a village where most homes are made from mud and clay, this brick home is maintained by entrepreneurial efforts of single mother and AIDS widow, Nakanyike Angenina.
“Nakanyike Family Home,” Rakai Village, Uganda. In a village where most homes are made from mud and clay, this brick home is maintained by entrepreneurial efforts of single mother and AIDS widow, Nakanyike Angenina.
“Girls Laughing,”Rakai Village, Uganda. Following multiple pandemics and decades of brutality at the hands of Joseph Kony & the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army), survivors like the Nakanyike family persevere, embracing life not because of their circumstances, but in spite of them.
“Girls Laughing,”Rakai Village, Uganda. Following multiple pandemics and decades of brutality at the hands of Joseph Kony & the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army), survivors like the Nakanyike family persevere, embracing life not because of their circumstances, but in spite of them.
 “Peekers at Bofina Pub,” Kyabirwa Village, Uganda. Children sneak a movie screening during school hours through shack slats of the Bofina pub. Single mothers like Nakanyike Angenina often cannot afford school fees for all their children & must choose which can attend.
“Peekers at Bofina Pub,” Kyabirwa Village, Uganda. Children sneak a movie screening during school hours through shack slats of the Bofina pub. Single mothers like Nakanyike Angenina often cannot afford school fees for all their children & must choose which can attend.
“Among Whispers” Budondo Village, Uganda. Nakalinzi Judith, a Ugandan entrepreneur and restaurant owner fostering her AIDS orphaned nieces and nephews and sister of Nakanyike Angenina, cooks goat stew with four of her six children outside their home.
“Among Whispers” Budondo Village, Uganda. Nakalinzi Judith, a Ugandan entrepreneur and restaurant owner fostering her AIDS orphaned nieces and nephews and sister of Nakanyike Angenina, cooks goat stew with four of her six children outside their home.