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Centre where teen single mothers find future of hope

Single mothers in class at the Single Mothers Association of Kenya Centre in Ziwani, Nairobi. (Photo:Jeckonia Otieno/Standard)

In a classroom with wooden walls and a low ceiling, sewing machines whirr as an instructor walks around to guide and to correct mistakes.

Behind each machine is a young woman. Most of the women here are teenagers and they are - all 10 of them - single mothers.

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