Zimbabwe: Child-Headed Families Cry Out for Help

28 October 2011

IN life there are times where one cannot help but shed a tear. Unfortunately, for some people such times have become an everyday occurrence while others take life for granted because their day-to-day lives are plentiful and there are leftovers.

When a 10-year-old girl leaves school for two months to look after an ailing grandfather at a local clinic, then those of us who are fortunate not to undergo such painful experiences, have to count our blessings.

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