Suzanna can sew again
Suzanna has 15 children and 54 grandchildren and lives in a small village in the Amazon.
Suzanna on her sewing machine | © Martin Aufmuth
Suzanna can sew again
Five hours away for glasses
Suzanna is 74 years old and lives in a small village in the Amazon. She has 15 children, 54 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. When she heard we were coming Suzanna immediately set off on a boat ride for five hours, followed by some distance on foot in order to get reading glasses.

Rice and guava juice
Overjoyed with her new glasses, Suzanna invited our entire team to her home for the next day. We were welcomed with rice chicken, vegetables and freshly squeezed guava juice.



The sewing machine
After dinner, Suzanna proudly showed how she can put the thread back into the needle of her old Singer sewing machine thanks to her new glasses. She can finally sew for her family again – for the first time in about ten years.

Farewell
Suzanna raised 15 children with her husband. The essentials were often lacking and Suzanna is very grateful that she can now support her large family with her work again.
