Search
  1. Home
  2. Africa
  3. DRC
  • News

MARASHITO's story

[Nigeria] Mary Ashie left, and Mohammed Farouk both people living with HIV/AIDS holds up placards as they protest outside the AIDS Alliance Nigeria office in Lagos. George Osodi/IRIN
Pressure is mounting on the government to provide free treatment
    LAGOS

    Marashito Akumu, a single mother with six children, arrived at the Bunia Airport camp for internally displaced persons three weeks ago. Her property was looted in a neighborhood in Bunia town. Penniless, she fled to the Bunia Airport camp with her children seeking safety.

    Akumu is an ethnic Mululu. Tribes such as hers have also been sucked into the conflict that has mainly involved the Hema and the Lendu.

    Akumu now sells maize flour at the local market to clothe and feed her six children. Though life is difficult in the camp, she describes her life as better than before.

    “Now, I no longer fear. My life is better regarding my security and that of my children though life in the camps is very hard.”

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join