So far, life in Shianda went it's usual way. We have organized some seminars about basic topics like Micro finance or HIV. We also planted beans and skuma for the cafe.

Benjamin (Benedict, Kuga, whatever his name might be) got the results of his CD4 count (important to know how far HIV has reached). The results were bad, so they put him on treatment. We were able to convince the father to approve the treatment. The father even got tested himself (negativ, so his wife was positive). It seems like he stopped drinking and tries to get a turn in his life. We were visiting his home and it didn't seem as bad as described before.

Azina is out of hospital and she also doesn't need to take any drugs anymore. I met her brother, who works as boda-boda (bicycle taxi) for an average of 150 KSH (1,50 Euro) per day. He is the son of another wife from Azina's father (who was shoot in the post-election violence and died last month). His mother is deaf and he dropped out of school in order to earn money for food.