Tshokologo Mpedi, her three sons and her six siblings live in Dandane Ward in Bobonong. Born into a poor family twenty years ago, Tshokologo has led a precarious existence from the beginning.
Tshokologo and a younger sister, Dipone, left primary school early. With almost no education at all, the two sisters had little hope of ever improving their lot. They have been eking out a living as domestic servants in Bobonong and other places.