When Francine was 17, she arrived in the city from the village but failed to get a job because she didn’t have a high enough level of education. Growing up, her homelife was a struggle so she would miss a lot of school and they couldn’t pay school fees. This resulted in her dropping out at 2ndgrade.
Have you ever seen a 14-year-old take on full responsibility of a newborn? That is exactly what Redempta did. Before she got pregnant, she lived with her grandma but she found herself abruptly on her own. Looking for a quick income, she decided to go to the streets to look for money. She learned prostitution was a way she could. She needed to work to pay rent, buy food for herself, for her baby and clothes for the both of them.
