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\u201c"\u201c<\/span>M<\/span>madini zaidi ya miaka mitatu kabla<\/span> Sayuni<\/span> C<\/span>hristopher<\/span> alizaliwa, nilikuwa na ndoto ya mara kwa mara kwamba mtu angetukabidhi mtoto wao wa kiume,\u201d <\/span>S<\/span>halonda<\/span>, a<\/span>n mzazi wa kuasili na<\/span> Kimulimuli<\/span> alisema<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

S<\/span>halonda<\/span> na J<\/span>a<\/span>fujo<\/span> wameolewa kwa miaka 25 na <\/span>wamezaa watoto 6<\/span> pamoja<\/span>.<\/span> Nne ya th<\/span>ose<\/span> watoto <\/span>kuwa<\/span> kibaolojia, na wawili wao wachanga <\/span>kujiunga<\/span> familia kupitia utunzaji wa jamaa.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Utunzaji wa jamaa <\/span><\/b>inahusisha kumweka mtoto kwa mtu wa ukoo\u2014kama vile babu, nyanya, shangazi, mjomba, au mshiriki mwingine wa familia\u2014wakati wazazi waliomzaa mtoto hawawezi kumtunza ifaavyo.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Huku wakisherehekea zao <\/span>hatua muhimu<\/span> maadhimisho ya mwaka huu, wanandoa wanatafakari juu ya miaka mitano iliyopita na safari ambayo wamechukua kuwaasili watoto wao rasmi,<\/span> Sayuni<\/span> Christopher<\/span> na Desi<\/span>rae.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wakati wao <\/span>kwanza <\/span>walipokea simu kutoka Idara ya Huduma kwa Watoto (DCS), wao <\/span>haraka <\/span>ilikubali kuhakikisha <\/span>ndugu <\/span>w<\/span>wangebaki pamoja. Kwa <\/span>S<\/span>halonda<\/span>, ilionekana kama hatua kuelekea kutimiza ndoto zake za awali, licha ya kuelewa changamoto mbalimbali zilizo mbele yake<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUtunzaji wa ukoo, kuasili, na malezi ya kambo hakika si kwa watu waliozimia moyoni<\/span>,<\/span>\u201c"\u201c<\/span> Alisema.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shalonda anashiriki muda na binti yake, Desirae (kushoto).<\/span><\/p>\n

Licha ya matatizo hayo, familia inatambua kwamba huenda watoto wao walikabili wakati ujao tofauti na usio na uhakika zaidi <\/span>bila uingiliaji wa nje<\/span> kama ma<\/span><\/span>wanafamilia yoyote walikuwa <\/span>mara kwa mara<\/span> alihusika katika mfumo wa magereza na alipambana na matumizi mabaya ya dawa za kulevya.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Walihisi umuhimu wa kuvunja mzunguko huo katika familia yao.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mchakato huo ulihitaji juhudi thabiti na ustahimilivu, lakini Shalonda na James walibainisha kwamba watoto wao wakubwa walikuwa wameonyesha ukomavu na hisia ya uwajibikaji, wakitoa usaidizi na kutia moyo katika safari yote.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

"Unajua, tulipokuwa tukifikiria kuwatupa watoto taulo, watoto wetu wakubwa walipiga hatua, kwa sababu walikua wameshikamana nao pia," alisema.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Watoto wao wa kibaiolojia, ambao tayari wamekuza uhusiano wenye nguvu na ndugu zao wa ukoo na kuzoea mienendo mpya ya familia.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0"Ustahimilivu wa familia yetu unatokana na kushikilia pamoja-imani, usaidizi wa jamii, na timu iliyojitolea ilifanya uwekaji huu wa jamaa uwezekane," Shalonda alisisitiza.<\/span><\/p>\n

Katika wakati wao wa kupumzika, familia hii hupenda kutumia wakati wa kupumzika na kutazama sinema na kisha kuzijadili pamoja. Matukio haya rahisi husaidia kila mtu kujisikia karibu zaidi. Wanatembelea jumba la makumbusho la watoto na kwenda kucheza mpira wa miguu, kutumia muda na familia na kwenda kanisani pamoja, wakifurahia muda wote bora wanaoweza kupata.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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