BTWA2010-00028 by ©UNICEF Botswana/2010/Christine Nesbitt.

A day with a child-headed household in Botswana

Botswana — Edwin Manda has headed his household, looking after his two brothers, Thato Manda and Thapelo Manda, since he was 19 years old. The Manda brothers lost their mother in 2006 after a stroke and subsequent illness, and their father in 1998.

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