STITCHES Doll Project

Artistic stories of women living with HIV

Orphan Timelines

The timelines were originally done in the children's traditional language of Swahili . We have translated them for you below the original.

Joyce Julius
My name is Joyce Julius.
I live in Oysterbay area, district of Bondeni, the region of Moshi.
I like to go to school but was not lucky enough to pass my exams to go to highschool.
I was born on the 10th of May – 1991.
I like to play and read.
I am the 4th child in my family of 5 children.
I am very happy today.
My dad died in 2001.

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2007
2001
2000
 1991
I am very happy to be visited by this lady (mother) who showed us much love and compassion
I was sad with the loss of my father who was my expectation in life
This year I traveled to Dar-es-Salaam City
 I was born

Mimi Juma