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A Christian Aid secondary assembly

A mother for life

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A mother gives up her life for her child…

A mother wipes her child’s tears when they cry…

A mother picks up her child when they fall over…

A mother is there to give advice even if it is ignored…

A mother picks up the pieces when it all falls apart…

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A woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute…

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/894905

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Without a mother, a child…

is more likely to die before the age of two

is more likely to leave school early to support the family

is less likely to be immunised

is more likely to suffer from malnutrition and stunted growth

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Afghanistan

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LocationAfghanistan.svg

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Nazoko, 22 (in the pink shawl)

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Khohargol Sultani, 10

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‘I would like to go to university and become a doctor.’