{"id":4826,"date":"2017-12-21T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T12:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/?p=4826"},"modified":"2017-12-21T12:01:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T12:01:57","slug":"youngmum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/youngmum\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Mum Changes Future for Her Family"},"content":{"rendered":"
Malidadi Chilongo was 15 when she met her future husband. He was married, and she was to be his second wife.<\/p>\n
Now 27, and a mother of four, Malidadi admits that at first she was nervous to enter into such a relationship. But such marriages are common in Northern Malawi, and when she moved to Kaphika village, she says that she was nervous, but also looking forward to a new life.<\/p>\n