In Malawi, belief in witchcraft and familial curses endangers children with disabilities, as well as their mothers. WomenUndrSiege explores this nexus of tradition, patriarchy, and lack of supportive infrastructure for these children.
the World Bank. And as is the case in other parts of the world, the worst affected are women, who traditionally depend on their spouses or other men in their families for their economic survival. Without them, there are few avenues for these women to regain any semblance of financial stability, and even fewer for the women who had no prior history of employment.
But if their husbands stay, many are subject to abuse — if not by their husbands, then by their in-laws, or other members of the community — for bearing children with disabilities. “It does not matter whether the husband has abandoned you and your children or is still with you in the house, women, as well as their disabled children, suffer from violence and abuse,” said Mikaeli. “Even your neighbors do not want to see you around.”
“Some husbands openly say that this is a [curse] from the mother’s side, and they abandon them and marry another woman,” said Lyness Manduwa, executive director of Parents of Disabled Children Association of Malawi .
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