In , that number remained relatively steady. In , the number rose: 4, pregnant students left school. Africa has one of the highest pregnancy rates among adolescents worldwide, according to the United Nations; Zimbabwe and a handful of other nations now have policies to protect pregnant girls' education. Zimbabwe's law change gave community workers opportunities to encourage returning to school.
Through a group that promotes girls' rights, Tsitsi Chitongo held community meetings and knocked on doors in remote areas. The lack of enthusiasm from families jolted her. By November, her group had persuaded only one girl to return to school in Murehwa — a poor rural township of mostly small farmers dealing with the fallout of drought, about 50 miles 80 kilometers from the capital, Harare. For year-old Tanaka Rwizi, the backyard of a Doctors Without Borders-run clinic run in the impoverished Mbare township replaced school.
A club for teenage mothers provides crash courses on earning money by giving manicures or making soap for sale. Like many girls, Tanaka also looks to marriage to survive.
She said the year-old man who impregnated her promised they'll wed when she turns 18 — the youngest allowed by law. The clinic also offers contraceptives. But travel restrictions shut out many people from the supply and counseling. Workers say many need such services because of conservative parents who equate contraceptives with prostitution. For Virginia, travel restrictions meant she was stuck in Murehwa after visiting her parents from her city school.
Message 1 of All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Established Contributor. BOA: 8. Message 2 of Message 3 of Super Contributor. My letter never said anything about every 6 months Message 4 of Message 5 of MyCreditSucksTh eMost. Message 6 of Message 7 of The lack of enthusiasm from families jolted her. By November, her group had persuaded only one girl to return to school in Murehwa — a poor rural township of mostly small farmers dealing with the fallout of drought, about 50 miles 80 kilometers from the capital, Harare.
For year-old Tanaka Rwizi, the backyard of a Doctors Without Borders-run clinic run in the impoverished Mbare township replaced school.
A club for teenage mothers provides crash courses on earning money by giving manicures or making soap for sale. Like many girls, Tanaka also looks to marriage to survive. She said the year-old man who impregnated her promised they'll wed when she turns 18 — the youngest allowed by law. The clinic also offers contraceptives. But travel restrictions shut out many people from the supply and counseling. Workers say many need such services because of conservative parents who equate contraceptives with prostitution.
For Virginia, travel restrictions meant she was stuck in Murehwa after visiting her parents from her city school. When she gave birth, her father ignored advice to make her leave home. Her mother wanted to protect her, and that included keeping her out of school — away from harassment. Virginia vows to return someday. She wants to get into a university, earn a degree and repay her parents' faith in her by building them a bigger home.
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