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“During Covid, kids were at home most of the day, so they had lots of free time and little supervision,” explains Rakobela. Moolikwe says: “Without the support of my friends at school and my family, I’m not sure I would have stayed in school.” Moolikwe says: “We can support each other. The others will always come to me and ask me about what kind of things they should be doing when their child is crying.”When Moolikwe gets home from school, she is greeted by her mother, who takes care of her son. He’s across the street spending the afternoon with his father and paternal grandparents.