Since she was young, Brenda and her family have struggled.  “Akwero” means to refuse in Acholi.  Brenda was given this name because her father did not want to be burdened by her mother’s pregnancy.

She is one of five children and lives with her grandmother.  Her father died of HIV, and her mother unexpectedly died after giving birth to her youngest sister. 

Brenda enjoys studying, and her favorite subjects are math and English.  She hopes to embark in a two-year program to study agriculture. The course will teach her the pragmatics of soil preparation, fertilization, pest control and animal husbandry.  These skills are very useful in her home village in the north, where working the land is a main source of income.

Brenda hopes that with this knowledge, one day she can be a farm manager or start her own agriculturally-based business.

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