Tag: adolescent mothers

After Dropping Out Of School Due to An Early Marriage, Mhondoro Adolescent Girl Traces Footsteps Back To Classroom

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa in Chegutu When COVID-19 hit in 2020, everything came to a standstill as governments worldwide clamped down on services to pave way for the effective management of the disease. Unfortunately, the education sector was also affected, and learning was suspended. This, however, increased the vulnerability of girls from poor backgrounds as many were driven into early marriages to escape from the effects of poverty and hunger that characterised the pandemic period. One such girl is Theresa Garikai (21), from Katawa Village, from Mhondoro Mubaira, Chegutu District, who…

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School Re-entry Program For Pregnant Girls Fails To Attract Takers

Kuda Pembere
Young Preganant Women

With Zimbabwe passing the Education Amendment Act of 2020 which allowed re-entry of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers to school, a June 2023 report dubbed National Assessment on Adolescent Pregnancies in Zimbabwe found that the provision fell on deaf ears as more than 95 percent of pregnant adolescents are not going to school. By Kuda Pembere The report was prepared by the Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research Zimbabwe (CeSHHAR) in partnership with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare (MoPSLSW), Ministry of Health and Child…

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