Madonsa

Madonsa is an inner-city community on the outer edge of eSwatini's largest city, Manzini. Most of the people living in Madonsa have moved from their rural homesteads and are renting small one-room apartments while attempting to find work in Manzini. Most people are not employed. They try to make ends meet by sewing, making grass mats, and anything else they can take to the city to sell. The lack of work and extreme poverty has led to issues within the community such as alcoholism, abuse and neglect of children, teenage pregnancy, and school dropouts.

eSwatini

Only slightly smaller than New Jersey, Eswatini is almost completely bordered by South Africa, with a portion of the country bordered by Mozambique. More than half of the population live below the poverty line, and around 38% of the population is under the age of 15.