Mothers around the world featured in Oprah Show

The following stories of mothers featured in Oprah show. Their stories describes the life style, social status and the social problems they face in their everyday life. The following stories reflects that the mothers around the world have common goals and aspirations: to provide better life and nurturing environment for thier children. The following stories reflects the sacrifice, affection and love the mothers exhibit towards their children.

Norway:
Trine is a mother of two children who resides in Oslo, Norway.Norway is considered as best place to raise a family. In Norway the mothers are allowed to take maternity leave for a year to take care of the babies. The mothers have freedom to take the children to work in need. In Norway 99% of the moms breastfeed the babies.
Acoording to Trine the mothers are independent and strong and have a spirit of believing in themselves.

Brazil:
Andera Santa Rosa lives in Rio de Janerio of brazil. She is the mother of two children and married to famous actor. She enjoys the lavish lifestyle and all the comforts including a nanny and housekeeper. Andrea's top priority is keeping their family safe as the Brazil is one of the countries that have highest crime rate. Andrea hopes to raise the children to be a good peron.

Egypt:
Dina lives in Cairo, Egypt. She is a mother of a son named Ally who was born with down syndrome. She opened a preschool for the kids with disabilities when she discoverd that there is lack of facilities for disabled children. Her aim is "I wanted a place that would treat every child as an individual, that would help him to achieve his maximum potential."

Darfur:
Motherhood takes on a different meaning in Sudan's Abushok Refugee Camp. The camp, situated in the volatile Darfur region of the east African nation, is home to 54,000 displaced refugees. Makha and her husband were living with their six children on a grain farm when their village came under attack by "Janjaweed," the ruthless mounted militias who have executed many of the atrocities in the ongoing genocide in Sudan. Janjaweed militiamen killed Makha's husband and two of her children, and raped her. She escaped and, with her surviving four children, fled 60 miles on foot. Makha had been in the camp for seven months. She was building a six-foot mud wall in a desperate attempt to protect her children.
Despite everything the refugees of Darfur have been through, another mother at the camp named Fatima says she still has hopes and dreams for her children. "For me, life has no meaning. I just want my children to be able to live normal lives like children anywhere," she says. "Not as refugees."

India:
Bharathi lives in Bombay, India. On average women make up only 6 percent of workforce in India. Over the past decade, many indian women are joining the workforce. Bharathi works as a operator in the night from 8:30 to 5;30 p.m. In India, "The mothers are still obligated, even though they're working all night long, to come and cook first thing in the morning, pick up the kids during the day. Their duties have multiplied." When she arives home in the morning, she makes breakfast and helps the husband and son to get ready for the work and the school. She rarely spends 15 minutes with her husband or son. Her ultimate drem is to have own house and her son have his own room.

Thailand:
n Thailand, 65 percent of women work and the average household income is only $6,000 a year. Muhlee, a mom in Bangkok, Thailand, works six days a week as a masseuse—making just enough money to pay for the one-room apartment she shares with her 18-year-old daughter and husband. In addition to her busy work schedule, Muhlee says her husband also expects her to do all of the housework.

Because they do not have the room or the money, Muhlee's 9-year-old son does not live with his parents in Bangkok. Instead, he lives in the country with Muhlee's parents. She rarely gets to see him, but they talk every day. She's one of millions of women around the world who are from the countryside, but have to leave their homes in search of work. Some of these mothers in China, in Mexico, in Thailand see their kids maybe once a month. Some see their kids maybe two times a year.

Uganda:
In Uganda, one woman who is almost single-handedly raising her country. Bakoko Zoe, a former government minister, has personally adopted 40 orphans whose parents died of AIDS. She spends all her income raising these orphans and takes care of them as her children.As she raises these 40 children, Bakoko simultaneously lobbies to change laws that give men unlimited power over women. "Even if I am poor, even if I don't have what others have, I have fine young men who will transform our society," Bakoko says.

Congo:
Congolese mother M'Sevumba, was widowed twice and left with 10 children to raise—ranging from 2 to 17 years old.To support her children, M'Sevumba works as a porter, hired to carry items such as mattresses up and down hills and long distances. In order to carry the weighty loads, M'Sevumba relies on balance, strength and endurance. For all her effort, a morning's work earns her just 25 cents. M'Sevumba working as a porter put four of her children through primary school.