Ellen

Meet Ellen.
Ellen is a young seven year old young lady living in one of the villages off from Nkhoma. Ellen was born a healthy baby girl. However, born in a poverty stricken area, soon after Ellen's birth, she lost both of her feet to malnutrition. She survived and flourished through the love of a grandmother, who carried Ellen on her back until just recently. Through the efforts of Maralise, a missionary nurse, who in her sixties, felt compelled to help the people of Nkhoma, Ellen's plight was addressed, prosthesis made, and as of May 2010, Ellen's inability to walk became a thing of the past. Her first request --to attend school. As of June 7th she is enrolled at the Ebenezer Institute of Learning and has started learning English in mom's class.