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HIV-positive parents in Zimbabwe struggle to manage their children’s education – study shows how

HIV-positive parents in Zimbabwe struggle to manage their children’s education – study shows how

OVER the past three decades, researchers have explored various aspects of the impact of the HIV pandemic. One focus area has been children who have lost their parents to AIDS. Less attention has been given to children who are raised by parents living with HIV. This group has become much bigger as more people have access to antiretroviral therapy and are therefore expected to raise their children. TATENDA ZINYEMBA, Researcher of Economics, Health, and Governance, United Nations University Our research in Zimbabwe looked at the effects the HIV status of parents had on their children’s education. In Zimbabwe, the current…
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Nkem Okocha is on a mission to empower low-income Nigerian women

Nkem Okocha is on a mission to empower low-income Nigerian women

GBEMISOLA ESHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY FOR Modupe Ademola, Corporation road in Lagos state is a place that will forever be etched in her memory. It was on this street that her life changed. She's not the only one. Almost every day of the week, several women and girls flock to gate 31B on this road to have an experience similar to hers. The MamaMoni Foundation training hub is situated here, and from fashion design to catering, coding and photography, the women come here to learn vocational skills at no cost. "I've learnt video editing and photography through the Foundation all…
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