In this world there are many ways of living. Some are happy and some people are suffering. In this story I am writing about a child whose parents are suffering from AIDS. Luasi is a small girl whose father died from AIDS. She is now living with her mother. Her mother cannot do anything. She spends the whole day sleeping. Luasi spends the day working. She wakes up early every day and cooks for her mother. She helps her mother out of the house. She is always lonely and her friends treat her badly. They are depending on their small field where they grow cabbages, beans, maize and vegetables. Luasi never has time to play. Her mother thanks her everyday and she will be given blessing from God. I advice people to help children like Luasi, after all she is only a young girl.
– Alice, age 12, Zimbabwe