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| Cooking chipati for a living |
One thing that saddens me in my daily life here is the sight of so many child-mothers - girls barely reaching the age of puberty (ages 12 to 15)
back-carrying their infants. Sundays in church is a place where I see too many of them. Reports say
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| The care |
that child-mothers is an off-shoot of poverty - not only in terms of material things but also of educational deprivation. I learned that girls are easily enticed to have sexual
relationship because they are promised financial support, something that they could not get from their family.
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| The pride |
Most of these child-mothers are not formally married because to get married, the groom has to pay a dowry in cash and in kind to the bride's family. And that could run into millions of shillings.
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| The joy |
But whatever the circumstances are, the joy, pride, and care that a mother bestows a child are universal.
Children should not forget their mothers' birth-pangs.
back-carrying their infants. Sundays in church is a place where I see too many of them. Reports say 
relationship because they are promised financial support, something that they could not get from their family. 
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