Tamala's story
A child lost. Two small meals a day. And forced from her home.
This is part of Tamala’s story. A story that is just 30 years old, and which has been made more difficult, more uncertain and more heart-breaking because of the devastating impacts of climate change.
Tamala reflects:
The biggest challenge I have faced in my life is the death of my first child.
The child suffered from Malaria, which is killing more of the poorest people as a result of climate change.
Due to climate change, household poverty is increasing. My children now lack school uniforms because of climate change. I do not have enough money. And hunger is hitting our homes hard.
TamalaTamala, her husband and three children survive by growing crops for the family, selling whatever they have left.
But irregular rainfall patterns, extreme temperatures, and destructive weather events such as floods and droughts are making life challenging in Malawi – and leaving people hungry.
There is not enough food for the table. No surplus to sell for money. And little hope left for Tamala.
Tamala was enrolled in a savings and loan group in the village, and has been offered goats. When the mother bore offspring, she was then able to pass the kid onto someone else in the community.
Thanks to the hard work of our partners at the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), we have been able to restore some hope in the face of an uncertain future. But these families are just some of the many that need our support.
Tamala reflected:
I have a message: a message of gratitude to SCIAF. We appreciate what you have done for us – we know it is love. Our plea is that you should help other people who are living in poverty.
While we have been able to provide hope for Tamala, many more of our sisters and brothers at the forefront of the climate crisis still need a hand-up out of their hunger and suffering.
But by coming together and donating to support our work, we can begin to build God’s Kingdom here on Earth.
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