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Women and Health: Mothers2mothers: Help for HIV-Positive Women—Global Women’s Issues Series
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April 12, 2016

Mathakane Metsing carries her daughter at their home in Khatleng, Lesotho. She was helped by and now works for mothers2mothers as a peer educator. Gideon Mendel/Corbis for UNICEF
Mathakane Metsing carries her daughter at their home in Khatleng, Lesotho. She was helped by and now works for mothers2mothers as a peer educator.
Gideon Mendel/Corbis for UNICEF

Mentor mothers work beside doctors and nurses, helping patients adhere to the treatment. Women are empowered by the support they receive in Mothers2mothers’ programs. They become peer educators and role models in their communities while earning a salary and gaining valuable work experience.

(Pamphlet, 3 pgs.)

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