In this photo taken Saturday, June 20,2020, Grace Twisimire, 25, adjust the display of plastic shoes for sale in her once-thriving shop in the capital Kampala, Uganda. The COVID-19 pandemic means that millions of women in Africa and other developing regions could lose years of success in contributing to household incomes, asserting their independence and expanding financial inclusion. (AP Photo/Ronald Kabuubi)
Rebecca Nakamanya rolls her eyes, dismissing a question about school fees. What really worries her is how to feed three children and a jobless partner on a daily wage of less than US$3, minus transport to and from her job as a cook.
"We have not even started thinking about school fees, ” she says. "When we don't have what to eat? When the landlord is also waiting?”
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