Child
mothers share their harrowing stories in
striking new
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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
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Child rights organization
Plan International and the
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched an exhibition on Sunday called
#childmothers, 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.
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