Martha Apolot, 21, rejected by her family and community when her disabled son was born, fights daily to meet his needs.
Martha Apolot, 21, mother of one
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Owalai, Uganda - Martha Apolot navigates a dusty path through fields of cassava and millet under the searing hot sun. She carries a hoe on one shoulder, the blade carefully balanced, and over the other, her eight-year-old son, Aaron.
Every day, the 21-year-old mother takes Aaron to the fields where she works.
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