In climate change-affected Lesotho, self-injected contraceptives empower women to choose their own future

HA MOEKETSANE, Lesotho– Regina Mokoena has seen first-hand how drought and climate change are increasing the demand for family planning in her village.Ms. Mokoena is a local health worker in Ha Moeketsane, in Lesotho ’s mountainous rural Mokhotlong District. She says drought is disrupting livelihoods in this farming community, making it harder for parents to support large families.
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