CHAMWINO, DODOMA, July 8 -- Rehema Mnyodo, 33, from Igamba Village in Chamwino District, Dodoma Region, faces the daunting task of raising nine children alone after her husband was jailed for murder.

The mother, who also cares for two-year-old triplets, survives on casual labour, making it difficult to provide even the familys basic needs.

Her struggle has forced her six school-age children to remain at home despite the governments fee-free education policy.

Whenever she secures temporary work, her older children are left to care for their younger siblings instead of attending school.

When the Daily News visited her temporary home, one of her daughters, aged 11, was looking after the triplets while another daughter, who is pregnant, a...