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Dear Coach, I am girl aged 19 from a small village of Lorwana and I came to the city to live with my sister who is 28-years-old. My sister has two kids, both under the age of five.

I came to the city with an intention to look for a job but that has been a far-fetched dream since I seem to be my sister’s maid whilst not paid.

My sister is never home since she is working in a Chinese shop. She leaves home very early and comes back very late. On weekends, the time I would expect her to spend time with her children, she is often up and about with her friends, exploiting the social life. I do not have that unfortunately, but only to take care of her children.

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