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From abuse to hope: How PEMA Home is rebuilding lives

Jul 25, 2026 3 mins read
From abuse to hope: How PEMA Home is rebuilding lives

When a 17-year-old girl arrived at PEMA Home, she had nowhere safe to go. Pregnant, frightened, and carrying the trauma of repeated abuse, she had fled a relationship that was later found to involve child rape.

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