SOUTH AFRICA. Eastern Cape, Magwala. 26 May 2021. Anelisiwe Mdweba with her child during a playful moment.

“I haven't been affected by [coronavirus] so badly,” Anelisiwe says. “I am still able to travel to the clinic and take my baby with me if she comes down with some sickness. As a parent I make sure I take my child to the clinic when she needs help. There hasn't been any support I have received from my leaders, but there are promises that there is support coming. We must wait for it. Emotionally I'm very fearful as a mother for me and my child and my gran that we don't catch this virus, but I always make sure that we are safe and protected from the virus.”