Jane is 16yrs old and has a baby called Samuel. She joined our program on the 26th March. She lived in a base called Mlango Kubwa and was always coming for the girl's program on Mondays.
She is born in a family of ten kids as she is the 7th. Her mom died when she was in grade 2 thus making her not to continue with her studies since her mom was the soul bread winner.
The father re-married and the step-mother mistreated Jane. She and her older sister ran away to the streets. They ran to the town center before settling at Eastleigh-mlango kubwa base.
Her baby's father, Benson is also from the same base, both of them have been coming to the couples' meeting always held at the center. Benson and Jane had a fall out and recurring fights because Jane could not stop using glue. This really displeased Benson because Jane could sniff glue when she was breastfeeding the baby. Some locals threatened Jane and Benson that they will take the baby away from them if they could not take good care of baby Samuel. Jane was also pointing an accusing finger at Benson accusing him of smoking marijuana and he had been beating her when he got drunk.
Benson has been threatening Jane of killing her because she could not stop sniffing glue and take care of Samuel, or take the baby away from Jane and take Samuel to an unknown location. We approached Benson and asked him whether he could allow Jane to stay with us as we try to help her become a responsible mother and stop using glue. Benson agreed.
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