| November
2004
Nolmaai
(Noll_mah_eee)
Age: 32
Boma: Mursurmuny B
Family: Husband and 5 children.
Meet Tom, Nolmaai's
new baby boy
Nolmaai talked with us in November 2004 when
she was nine-months pregnant. The drought still goes on.
“I get up at 7am and make my family black tea
and porridge for breakfast. Then I get Nosim ready for school, which
starts at 8am and then clean the house. After that I have to go
to chop firewood about 6-kilometres away. When I am collecting firewood
I sometimes get tired because the bundle is very heavy. I say to
myself I’ll never go again, but a few days later there will
be no wood left and I have to go.
“At the moment I’m nearly ready to give
birth and all the women in the Boma (homestead) are coming to sit
by my side. Traditionally, they help as the baby is born and support
you until it is about three months old."
“A mother’s instinct tells me that I’m
having another baby girl. I’m very worried because in this
drought there is very little food and I am only drinking black tea,
which will not be good for the child inside me. It’s a big
problem and I know other pregnant women are having the same concerns.
If you don’t have a good diet and you have another life inside
your stomach it is very hard."
“I think the situation is going to get even
worse. There are corpses of our animals lying all around from the
effects of this long drought.”
What is Oxfam doing?
In response to the current drought, Oxfam has been
distributing emergency maize supplies in Ngorongoro District. We
have helped to restore a piped water system to ease the effect of
the drought. And by supporting local government veterinary officers,
we’re providing emergency veterinary services where the need
is greatest. The situation in Malambo remains precarious.
Find out more about the Drought in Ngorongoro.
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