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Mother, daughter on a trip to conquer autism

Melanie Cowpland and her 10-year-old daughter, Sofia,

Forty-three-year-old Melanie Cowpland and her 10-year-old daughter, Sofia, left their home in East London, England, on November 14, 2015 to raise awareness on autism across Africa.

Sofia is autistic. The two have been riding on a customised two-seater motorcycle through Africa on a mission to raise awareness about the challenges and the growing number of cases of autism on the continent.

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