Mbadebe Emerance, 18 years old, mother of 14-month Grâce Divine Ewa. When her uncle threw her out of the house, she moved to the father of her child. She does not love him, but she lives with him because there is nowhere else to go. She takes care of the child by herself. She spends all day at home. Sometimes she visits her sister-in-law, who sews on a machine, and tries to learn it from her. Her boyfriend gives her money just for food. A few years ago, she was forced to prostitute to get money for food and cleaning products. Bertoua, Cameroon, 2012
Marie Thérise Minsi, 18 years old, mother of a 7-month-old boy Akaba Julle Stephane, 5 days a week learns sewing in the sewing studio in Nkolo-Avolo in Cameroon. 24-year-old father of the child cultivates land. She takes care of the house. After school, she prepares a meal for herself, her boyfriend, his older sister and her 5 children. They eat at 19 and this is their first and only meal of the day. She feeds her infant with rice which she gets from the Pallottine sisters. Nkolo – Avolo, Cameroon, 2012
Eyanga Estelle, 17 years old, mother of 2-year Daniele and two-month Anrole. She does not want to be with the father of her children. She lives with his grandmother and 25 other people who are close family members, including an uncle and six other girls of her age, one of them is also a mother. They sleep in 7 people in one bed. They usually eat one meal a day, sometimes they do not eat at all. They lack money for basic things such as food, soap, kerosene for lamps. In future, she wants to send her children to school. Ngelemendouka, Cameroon, 2012
Akoumzok Marie, 16 years old, mother of one-month Elie. She is the only child, she lives only with her mother (a vet), who helps her in taking care of the child. After a year-break, she wants to go back to school and pass a high school diploma. In her free time she watches TV and learns. The child's father is a few years older than Marie. He is a student. He helps her financially, from time to time he visits her. She would like them to live together. Bertoua, Cameroon, 2012
Bela Bekono Sidoine, 17 years old, mother of one-year old Zoe Rokany, 6 months pregnant. At the age of 15 she lost her first child by giving birth to a death child in the eighth month of pregnancy. She lives with her parents, who help her, and with 7 other siblings. She takes care of the child herself. She is not with the child's father, but he visits them and helps a little bit. She stopped school when she got pregnant, but after giving birth she wants to continue her education and then work in an office. She works in a field where she takes her child. Lembe, Cameroon, 2012
Adde Jacqueline, 22 years, mother of 5 children, 2 boys - Patrice Ndiaro 7 years, Kombo Pierre 5 years, and 3 girls - Daje Ester - 4 years, Zange Katerine - 2.5 years and one-month Cherie Apupi. She lives with her third husband, a father of two youngest children. Three first children are from her two previous marriages. They mainly depend on the field where they grow cassava, maize, sweet potatoes, peanuts. They also have a "small" business, selling hand-baked donut - banié. The oldest children go to school. Younger, when she and her husband are working, take care of her sister who lives in the neighborhood. Betare Oya, Cameroon, 2012
Vianny Embaltou, 15 years old, mother of 2 weeks Priscilia, finished her education at 4th grade. The child's father continues his education in a town several hundred kilometers from her. He does not help her in taking care of the child. There is no one who could support her except her aunt who is 23 years old and has already 5 children. Djouth, Cameroon, 2012
Dabagai Solange Blandine, 17 years old, mother of one-year-old Ari. She lives with her parents, child, and 7 siblings, 11 all together. Parents help her, especially financially, but her mother also does the laundry and changes a baby. Solange wants to continue to learn to become a lawyer and raise her child well. She wants to have more children with her boyfriend, and she dreams of a large family. For now, he (19 years old) left the school and works as a mechanic. He helps her financially in secret from parents, who do not accept this relationship. Bertoua, Cameroon, 2012
Assoya Christelle, 16 years old, mother of 3-day-old daughter, who does not yet have a name. It will be given within 2 weeks. According to the tradition, the name will be given by the child’s father. The child’s father is Christelles' high school teacher. They are going to be together. Her mother will help her with the baby so that she can go back to school. Her parents were very pleased with the fact that she was pregnant, if it had been otherwise, they would have advised her abortion. Christelle’s father is a catechist. They are very religious, they live by the 10 commandments. In future, she wants to have a great family, with a dozen of children. Mparangang, Cameroon, 2012
Marlice, 23 years old, mother of five daughters: Frida 10 years, Angelica 6 years, Miranda 5 years, Angela 4 years, Cecilia 2 years. The oldest daughter goes to school in Mayos (40 km from Djouth) where she lives with her grandmother. They both make a living by cultivating the land. They grow bananas, makabo, cassava, maize, sweet potatoes and peanuts. She gets up in the morning, kindles the fire, looks for food and feeds her children. When she and her husband go to work in the field, children are alone at home. She worries about their children's education, she would like all her children go to school but she cannot afford that. Djouth, Cameroon, 2012
Ambule Dorian, 13 years old, 7 months pregnant. She does not know if she’ll be with the father of her child, she is too young and does not know how life will turn out. He is 20 years old and lives in the capital city, Yaounde. She is an orphan. She lives with her aunt and her second husband, who are childless. She is happy that she will be a mother, but she still does not feel grown-up. She is a 2-year-high school student, she wants to continue education. Ngelemendouka, Cameroon, 2012
