Ruth and her son Emmanuel

HERE IT IS!!!! Ruth(the standard 1 teacher at Hope and a Bright Future) and her 11 month old son Emmanuel. She is a dear lady who has a heart of gold. She invited me to come and see her home in the Soweto slums. We walked for 45 minutes to get there and she had time to feed her son and then we talked for 10 minutes before walking back. Just to give you an idea of her situation...she gets paid 2500 Ksh per month and her rent is 1000 ksh per month. Her place is 6 feet by 9 feet. It is the smallest thing I've ever seen. There is a sheet to divide the "bedroom" from the area with the couch. Her 2 children can't even sleep in the same room, they sleep down the hall in her friends room/house. I had brought some bananas, a chocolate bar, teddy grahams and cashews for myself because I was just going to stay at the school for lunch and read my book or finish a scarf. As soon as I pulled out my lunch, I offered it to Ruth and she was so grateful. That was when I knew that she didn't ever get to eat lunch. She gave her son most of the food, so I just left it all for her. She saved some for her daughter as well.