Mother hopes daughter survives addiction

Poverty and alcohol abuse in Gantsi squatter camps. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Poverty and alcohol abuse in Gantsi squatter camps. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

GANTSI: Most parents hope to do right by their children providing them the best opportunities in life and giving them a foundation that would set them on the right path. While for some parents it has been a worthy deed, for others disappointment has been the only outcome.

Despite being disappointed by their children, most parents persevere.  One such child, Botshelo (identity concealed) was intelligent and had a bright future ahead of her, but blighted it with the abuse of alcohol.

Not even a staunch Christian upbringing prevented the calamity Botshelo is facing.  From Gantsi the family relocated to Gaborone for Botshelo’s father to pursue pastoral assignments.  

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