My Journey

1. My Journey From Zambia to the United Nation and Living with Poverty

2. Who am I • My name is Quincy Mwiya and I am 29 years old • I come from Africa and live in Zambia. • I am a person with an Intellectual Disability.

3. My Schooling • I left school because the other students thought that I could not learn. • I felt very offended because I new how important education was for me.

4. After Leaving School • After leaving school I continued to live with my family. • I was fortunate to go to a skills training school. • I trained in home management

5. MY first Job • I got a contract job for one year with a large hotel in Zambia. • I then got another job with an NGO as a Restaurant Manager. • This meant that I had to leave home and live in another town.

6. Living in the Community • Having a disability does not prevent us from living in the community. • We all need support from our family to learn the skills we need. • We need the opportunity to live in the community with whom we wish to live.

7. Poverty and Disability • When we have a disability we seldom have an income like others. • We may have to get help from Charities and others who give out aid. • Many of us are totally reliant on our families, even we are adults.

8. Poverty can cause disability • Poverty is a major cause of intellectual disability, especially in developing countries. • Our parents poor diet and lack of health care can lead to us being born with a disability • The environment can also cause us to be born with a disability

9. Being Controlled • When we live in poverty others control our lives. They decide how we will live. They may decide what food and clothes we cab buy or wear. • This leads to segregation as we are no longer part of the mainstream of life. • It affects all the people around us as they all have to share our poverty with us.