Empowering teenage mothers and nurturing resilience through mental health support
At the age of 16, Laëtitia Iradukunda from Kirehe District, Eastern Province of Rwanda, faced a reality no child should endure. Raped and impregnated by a man she considered a friend, she gave birth to a baby boy, Aldo, who is now four years old. Teenage pregnancy is an unacceptable norm, so when the news reached home, it sparked a wave of…