A parent at 15

Thandazile Nombele is a fifteen year old South African girl More than 10% of children in South Africa are orphans. With the gradual loss of the African kinship care system, children are no longer taken in by the extended family, and most have no access to alternative care structures. So, they end up living alone or with their younger siblings in what are called child-headed households.  Jocelyne Sambira reports. Thandazile Nombele is a fifteen year old South African girl who... Read More