Our coronavirus show is ongoing. Day 4
Coronavirus has further exposed inequalities within societies. Often it is those at the bottom of the economic ladder who are suffering the most.
Hello, my name is Mariete!
Mariete why are you in this situation?
Right now I'm here looking for help. I hope to get anything because I have a 5 year old son to support. I have nothing to give him to eat.
Before the emergence of the coronavirus and now, how has your life been?
My life is very difficult, especially when it comes to food. In the beginning of the pandemic, I spent a long time without eating properly, sometimes the neighbors of good faith feel sorry for me and bring a plate of food to eat.
Right now I'm on the street asking for alms from people who pass by.
Where is your child's father?
The child's father did not take responsibility, he did not accept because of my disability, and his family also interfered negatively, saying that I am not a woman for him.
I heard rumors that he already married someone else.
Right now I am raising my son on my own, fighting so that there is no lack of food at home to feed him.
How has the coronavirus affected you?
It hit me very, very much. Before coronavirus appeared, every time I went out, I always got something. But nowadays everything is more difficult, sometimes when I go out I come back with nothing, from time to time I can get 500 or 1000 kwanzas but it’s not enough, I must separate the money for transport because I live far away from this place, the change is insufficient to buy enough food for my son. With the coronavirus, life has become very difficult.
The negative societal effects COVID-19 has wrought all over the world have, in many cases, been even more profound when viewed through the lens of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities living in poor countries already deal with increased health challenges, exacerbated threats to their security, and societal marginalization that negatively impacts nearly every facet of their lives.
This is the first and the only Coronavirus show in Angola where the most ordinary citizens show their brilliant talents.
The heroes of the program are the most ordinary citizens - they share with the audience their songs, poems and real stories of how the Coronavirus pandemic affected their lives.
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