by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Saraphina Saraphina, a 27-year-old mother of five, lives in a peaceful village outside the town of Kikonda in central Uganda. Saraphina’s husband, a Village Health Volunteer (VHT) responsible for educating members of his community about various health practices,...
by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Tereza Tereza, a 28-year-old mother of three, lives in a small village outside of Kikonda, in central Uganda. She and her neighbors gather in the shade of her jackfruit tree. She is joyful, warm, and laughs freely. Her youngest is a baby girl named Marjorie. Her two...
by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Monicca Monicca is known in her community as Nnalongo, a title of respect earned from giving birth to twins. At 42 and with eight children, she lives in a joint family with her sister, nephews, and nieces. With their husbands no longer in the picture, the sisters...
by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Gift Gift, a nineteen-year-old entrepreneur and mother, exudes the confidence and wisdom of a woman well beyond her years. She smiles and holds her firstborn, Ryan Joli, who at seven months old has big, brown eyes full of curiosity and wonder. During her prenatal...
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