UNICEF Speaks Out on Pregnant Girl’s Deaths
Pregnant girls aged between 15 and 19 account for 70 000 of the 500 000 deaths related to childbirth complications worldwide, says the United Nations Children's Fund The United Nations Children's Fund...
View ArticleNGOs Criticises Zille’s Teen Bursaries
NGOs have slammed Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, for awarding bursaries to teenage girls who did not fall pregnant while at school NGOs have slammed Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, for awarding...
View ArticlePregnant Girls Urged to Return to Classroom
Creecy to encourage girls who fall pregnant at school to return and complete their education The Gauteng Department of Education says that girls who fall pregnant at school have to be encouraged to...
View ArticleSex Education Recommended for Primary Schools
Experts recommend sex education at primary school level Experts in education, children’s rights and HIV/AIDS say primary school pupils are far more willing to talk about the risks and role of sex in...
View ArticleLearners See Need for Sex Education
Children see the need to discuss sex since they are affected Children in sub-Saharan Africa are highly aware of the sexualised world they live in and are at dire risk falling pregnant or contracting...
View ArticleNGO Makes Case for Sex Education in Schools
The RFSU terms teachers' difficulties and discomfort in teaching key sex education topics as a challenge that needs to be urgently addressed The Swedish Association for Sex Education (RFSU) has termed...
View ArticleTeens Admit to Having Unsafe Sex
Most teenagers in the province admit to preferring unsafe sex, according to a study conducted in Gauteng The Gauteng Department of Social Development says that most teenagers in the province admit to...
View ArticleTeenage Mums Require Support
“Only one in three teenagers who fall pregnant continues her education after delivery,” says the UNFPA The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says the only one in three teenagers who fall pregnant...
View ArticleProject Targets Teenage Pregnancy
Save the Children launches a three-year project to reduce teenage pregnancies in Malawi Save the Children has launched a three-year project geared at reducing teenage pregnancies in Ntcheu, Malawi, to...
View ArticleCall to Scale Up Fight Against GBV
Minister calls on families and community-based activities to supplement government efforts in combating early marriages, teenage pregnancies and gender-based violence Zambia’s local government and...
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