Village Girl Diaries

It's a story about women going against all odds to work inthe mines to fend for their families despite this being perceived as a men's job.They have made great progress and yielded huge profits despite of the myriad of challenges including insecurity, cultural beliefs and practices,middlemen who buy the stones cheaply and also poor working conditions at the mines posing great risks to them. However, this activity has caused environmental degradation inthe area but the Department of environment at the county needs to put up more stringent measures to safeguard the environment and improve the livelihoods of the miners.

The experience had it's highs and lows but all in all I came out stronger to forge on with life despite the tragic loss.Anyone can get tired in body,mind and soul,.. accept it gradually and work on yourself to get on your feet again. Life is beautiful.

We shall be telling fascinating stories about our day to day lives and talk about the unspoken African practices.

I have briefly focused on the mental well being of a caregiver. In most cases,if you are a primary caregiver, you focus so much on the patient and before you know it,you are becoming a patient with mental health problems too.