Amref's Staying Alive project changing lives of women in Teso
Apr 25, 2016
At times, she could carry a water bottle and a spare piece of cloth, which she used to clean up in case she soiled herself
By Andrew Masinde
For over six years, Stella Echeru could neither walk nor associate freely with other community members. This was because of the stench that always accompanied her. She used to wear a strong perfume just to mask the foul smell. At times, she could carry a water bottle and a spare piece of cloth, which she used to clean up in case she soiled herself. "The smell of urine and faeces would keep people away from me, my husband inclusive. In the market where I was operating a small sugarcane stall, customers deserted me. I even stopped going to church because I felt like I was not welcome," Echeru recalls. "I felt I had become useless to the community. Sometimes the urine would leak so much that she had to pad herself with rags every day. "I really hated myself," says Echeru CLICK HERE FOR MORE