Pregnant students in Sierra Leone offered alternative education

[Article] The government in Sierra Leone has set up alternative schools to encourage young mothers to continue their education while pregnant. However, UNICEF says more needs to be done to address the root cause of teenage pregnancies.

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At 17, Fatmata is pregnant with her second child. She had her first when she was 15.Both Fatmata and her cousin were forced to leave school when their pregnancies started to show, because of a ban by the government, who consider girls like them a bad example for their peers.Fatmata, pregnant teenager:"I...
This article was published Friday, 21 December, 2018 by AFP (367 words)
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