Jofrees is excited that Term 2 has begun and school is back
in session. During the holidays, he and
his brothers walk 7km every day to tend to their family’s gardens. “I like school better than working in the
fields because at school I learn to read.
When I learn to read well, then I can become a doctor. That’s what I really want—to be a doctor at a
hospital that cures HIV and AIDS. Too
many people have been killed and are suffering from this.” Jofrees, is an AIDS orphan himself. He is the second to last of 10 children
living with his mother, who works as a maid in town. He never thought he would get to finish his
education when his family moved from Northwestern Province to Chipulukusu a few
years ago, but thanks to the low school fees at Young Peacemakers School, he is in Grade 3 this
year. At 13 years old, Jofrees is well
older than a typical third grader, but that hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm for
school and for following his dream of becoming a doctor.
Reported by Lisa Ash
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