“My Husband Allowed Me To Do Prostitution So That I Can Cater For Home Expenses Because He Was Jobless But Our Lives Later Changed” Kasese Woman Tells

For nearly two years, Mary, a 29-year-old woman from, lived a life she never imagined for herself. When her husband lost his job at a small construction company, everything in their home collapsed. Rent piled up, food became a struggle, and their children were sent home several times for unpaid school fees.

The pressure became so heavy that one night, her husband quietly told her that if she found a “way” to bring money home, he would not stop her. Those words broke her heart, but hunger and poverty pushed her toward a path she never wanted.

Mary started meeting men secretly just to survive. Every time she came back home with food or money, the shame ate her alive. Her husband pretended to be strong, but she could see the pain in his eyes.

They no longer felt like a married couple but two strangers trapped in the same house, watching life sink deeper every day. Poverty had swallowed their peace, dignity, and hope. Mary would cry herself to sleep, whispering prayers that one day something would change.

Things took a turning point when she visited her elder sister in Mbarara. During their conversation, Mary gathered courage and opened up about everything—how her husband encouraged her to do prostitution, how poverty destroyed their love, and how she feared their marriage would never recover.

Her sister listened with tears in her eyes and then told her something she had never heard before. She said that some families suffer not because of laziness but because of.To read more, tap herej