ADULT: ADOPTION

Posted on Jan 1, 2012

Women often face the dual challenge of caring for children and being the breadwinner for the household in places where formal jobs are hard to come by. Partners In Health helps women find dignified work and the social support they need to be healthy and economically productive.

ADULT SUCCESS STORIES

Jelen's Story: In Peru, a mother survives multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, starts a small business, and saves her family

Lomile's Story (VIDEO): In Lesotho, a mother adopts five orphans after her own children are grown

Dr. Ruth's Story: In Haiti, PIH's breast cancer clinic is now open

Sori's Story: In the U.S., a community health worker accompanies women living with HIV

Elda's Story: In Mexico, a woman controls her epilepsy 

Stella's Story: Former sex workers living with HIV start a restaurant in Malawi

Ilrick's Story: In Haiti, a woman living with HIV learns to control her disease while becoming a small business owner 

Betania's Story: A mother learns to live with HIV in the Dominican Republic

Family Planning: Recent trainings give health workers new tools to bring family planning services to their communities.

 


 

LOMILE'S STORY:
A mother adopts five orphans after raising her own children. 


Lomile September raised 3 children to adulthood, then started over with five more who had lost their parents to HIV and MDR-TB.

Learn more about Lomile September's adopted family.
Learn more about PIH's work with orphans and vulnerable children

 

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