Land eviction

This is Atono Lovince. Her husband died in 2003, leaving her with six children. She lives in a Kampala suburb and had a small store to sell small fruits, vegetables, airtime, biscuits, etc. The problem is, a developer claims that he owns the right to the land she rents. They gave her about $35 to move, but that's not enough, so she stayed. Last night a group of armed men came at midnight. They broke into her store, beat up her children, stole all the goods, broke down the walls, and told her she has to get out now.

"Pray for me because now I have nothing," she said.


They say you can't understand someone's situation until you've walked in their shoes. But what if they don't have shoes?