Malawi
Real lives
Heading a household at age 14
Justin, a 14-year-old boy from the Ndirande Township on the outskirts of Blantyre, Malawi, has a lot of responsibility for a boy his age. His father died from what he believes was an AIDS-related illness in 1999. Six months later, his mother died as well and Justin found himself the head of his household.
Social marketing enables widespread mosquito net usage in Malawi
In a small district hospital of Kasungu, central Malawi, Kate is wrapping her three-day-old son in a yellow blanket. She smiles at her baby, oblivious to her environment. She doesn’t notice the green mosquito net that hangs above her bed, like a colourful detail in the white room. This detail could save her son’s life.
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