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My JourneyMy Journey

From Zambia to the United NationFrom Zambia to the United Nation

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Living with PovertyLiving with Poverty

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Who am IWho am I

My name is Quincy Mwiya and I My name is Quincy Mwiya and I am 29 years oldam 29 years old

I come from Africa and live in I come from Africa and live in Zambia.Zambia.

I am a person with an I am a person with an Intellectual Disability.Intellectual Disability.

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My SchoolingMy Schooling

I left school because the other I left school because the other students thought that I could not students thought that I could not learn.learn.

I felt very offended because I I felt very offended because I new how important education new how important education was for me.was for me.

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After Leaving SchoolAfter Leaving School

After leaving school I continued After leaving school I continued to live with my family.to live with my family.

I was fortunate to go to a skills I was fortunate to go to a skills training school.training school.

I trained in home managementI trained in home management

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MY first JobMY first Job

I got a contract job for one year I got a contract job for one year with a large hotel in Zambiawith a large hotel in Zambia..

I then got another job with an I then got another job with an NGO as a Restaurant Manager.NGO as a Restaurant Manager.

This meant that I had to leave This meant that I had to leave home and live in another town.home and live in another town.

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Living in the CommunityLiving in the Community

Having a disability does not Having a disability does not prevent us from living in the prevent us from living in the community.community.

We all need support from our We all need support from our family to learn the skills we need.family to learn the skills we need.

We need the opportunity to live in We need the opportunity to live in the community with whom we the community with whom we wish to live.wish to live.

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Poverty and DisabilityPoverty and Disability

When we have a disability we When we have a disability we seldom have an income like seldom have an income like others.others.

We may have to get help from We may have to get help from Charities and others who give Charities and others who give out aid.out aid.

Many of us are totally reliant on Many of us are totally reliant on our families, even we are adults. our families, even we are adults.

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Poverty can cause Poverty can cause disabilitydisability

Poverty is a major cause of Poverty is a major cause of intellectual disability, especially intellectual disability, especially in developing countries.in developing countries.

Our parents poor diet and lack of Our parents poor diet and lack of health care can lead to us being health care can lead to us being born with a disabilityborn with a disability

The environment can also cause The environment can also cause us to be born with a disabilityus to be born with a disability

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Being ControlledBeing Controlled

When we live in poverty others When we live in poverty others control our lives. They decide how we control our lives. They decide how we will live. They may decide what food will live. They may decide what food and clothes we cab buy or wear.and clothes we cab buy or wear.

This leads to segregation as we are no This leads to segregation as we are no longer part of the mainstream of life.longer part of the mainstream of life.

It affects all the people around us as It affects all the people around us as they all have to share our poverty they all have to share our poverty with us.with us.

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