Aline's story

<p>This item is part of the <a href="https://cov19chronicles.com/" target="_blank">Covid Chronicles from the Margins</a> project, funded by <a href="https://www.open.ac.uk/" target="_blank">The Open University</a> and <a href="https://www.iss.nl/en" target="_blank">International Institute of Social Studies</a>. </p> <p><br></p> <p>In this moving film, Aline shares her story. Aline is a mother, wife and a tailor. She is also a refugee from Burundi living in Kampala, Uganda.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Aline has faced so many challenges during the lockdown but the biggest was the loss of her daughter who tragically died at the age of 7 from a heart condition.</p> <p><br></p> <p>This film was produced by Daniel Kavimba, the founder of NURU, a youth organisation in Uganda which supports refugees. He told us:</p> <p><br></p> <p>"Aline has suffered a lot trying to save the life of her daughter. Lockdown caused immense financial instability for her family as her husband also lost his job. Due to a lack of funding for medical treatment, Aline ended up losing her child.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The death of her daughter has affected her psychologically and she has lost hope for a better life."</p> <p><br></p> <p>Daniel Kavimba is a professional filmmaker who is also a refugee living in Uganda. He was commissioned to produce this film for the project.</p> <p><br></p>