DURBAN - Women have time and time again proven their strength, resilience and ability to rise from the ashes.
For 24-year-old Ntobeko Mafu, it's no different. From gender-based violence at home while a child, to becoming a teen mother and her father's caregiver, Mafu's upbringing was far from easy.
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Her father died on her son's first birthday, leaving her to head the household. But hardship hasn't defined Mafu's life.
She's now an award-winning international sustainability advocate, author, and founder of Madame Clucks Alot, a climate-smart agri-hub based in Nhlazatshe, KwaZulu-Natal.
This women's month, Mafu wrote a letter to her younger self.