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05-16-2016, 02:27 PM
Child mothers share their harrowing stories in striking new photo ******
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Fourteen-year-old Mulenga wants to play, but she can't find the time. She's too busy being a mother.
Mulenga, from Zambia, is one of 2 million girls globally who will give birth in any given year before their 15th birthdays — an estimated 5,500 births per day. It's a crisis that rarely gets attention, but a new photo project is trying to change that
SEE ALSO: 8 apps revolutionizing maternal health care in developing nations (http://mashable.com/2016/03/13/apps-maternal-health/)
Child rights organization Plan International (https://plan-international.org/) and the United Nations Population Fund (http://www.unfpa.org/) (UNFPA) launched an exhibition on Sunday called #childmothers (http://www.childmothers.org/), which features Mulenga's story. The initiative aims to inspire support for young mothers, while also looking to curb the global crisis of very early motherhood. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/15/child-mothers-photo-******/)
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Fourteen-year-old Mulenga wants to play, but she can't find the time. She's too busy being a mother.
Mulenga, from Zambia, is one of 2 million girls globally who will give birth in any given year before their 15th birthdays — an estimated 5,500 births per day. It's a crisis that rarely gets attention, but a new photo project is trying to change that
SEE ALSO: 8 apps revolutionizing maternal health care in developing nations (http://mashable.com/2016/03/13/apps-maternal-health/)
Child rights organization Plan International (https://plan-international.org/) and the United Nations Population Fund (http://www.unfpa.org/) (UNFPA) launched an exhibition on Sunday called #childmothers (http://www.childmothers.org/), which features Mulenga's story. The initiative aims to inspire support for young mothers, while also looking to curb the global crisis of very early motherhood. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/15/child-mothers-photo-******/)
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