Gaining knowledge, friends and support through the Young Mentor Mothers’ programme

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe- Young mothers and new friends, Zelifa Dube (20) and Melisa Mpofu (19) both dropped out of school in their early teens. They live in Plumtree, a small agricultural town in southwestern Zimbabwe, on the border with Botswana. At 85 per cent, poverty prevalence in the community is rife and the incidence of teenage pregnancy and HIV infection is high.

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