Africa: Young Mothers Rewrite the Story of Lesotho

Reabetsoe waves and laughs as his mother, Motšelisi Tsubane, 23, leans in, singing his name and dangling a homemade ball. Reabetsoe is a healthy 4-month-old, learning how to focus his eyes and move his arms and legs. He has transformed this family.

“My son likes it when I sing lullabies for him–you see him smile and act happy,” says Motšelisi.

“I feel like a new mother again,” says grandmother ‘Mamotšelisi, who dotes on her grandson, as one would expect. “I’m very happy because I thought that…