Sabrina Russell

Russell, twice pregnant as a teenager, rose to prominence after Old Harbour News shared her story that was very touching.

The community – both here and overseas – came to her aid and gave her the opportunity of a lifetime to be better able to take care of herself and five children.

Two months on the 28-year-old Bartons mother of five children said since Old Harbour News highlighted her plight, life has been changing for the better.

International charity Food for the Poor has committed to building Russell a two-bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room and verandah home with work set to commence next week. Furniture will be provided as well.

Sabrina Russell, a victim of teenage pregnancy having had two children before her 17th birthday, recently shared her heart-wrenching story with Old Harbour News, provoking mixed reactions.

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Samuda is however among those who offered to assist the Bartons district resident regardless of the negative comments.

Many girls who fall victim to this never-ending cycle bear lifelong scars that constantly remind them of a choice that haunts them forever.

Sabrina Russell is one of those women, a high school dropout at the age of 14 and mother of two children before she could celebrate her 17th birthday.

The Bartons resident is now 28 years old with five children. Her inability to take care of the kids is self-evident in the one-room shack they called home in northern Old Harbour made of board and zinc. The roof leaks whenever it rains, while the flooring is part dirt and part concrete.