Joalane and Mpolokeng, 5, Lesotho

By WFP USA  Published on October 10, 2009
After Mpolokeng's, 5, parents died, he moved in with his grandmother, Joalane, and his four other dependents. (WFP/Tamara Kummer)

Without WFP food rations, Joalane would be forced to withdraw the five orphans she cares for from school and send them out to work.

Joalane and Mpolokeng, 5
Lesotho
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