BHEKISISA CENTRE FOR HEALTH JOURNALISM: Learning to cope and coping to learn – how to help teenage moms stay in school

  • 📰 dailymaverick
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 34 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 84%

Education Education Headlines News

Education Education Latest News,Education Education Headlines

Otlotleng Moolikwe fell pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend when she was 13 years old. And she’s not the only one. One in six South African teenagers between 15 and 19 years old have had a child. This article explores interventions that help them stay in school.

And although it doesn’t specify how teen pregnancies have been affected, a report by

Rakobela says their organisation helps with clinic referrals, offers financial assistance and creates a space for young moms when they need to talk. She helps to answer questions about their relationships and sex, what type of protection to use, where to get contraceptives and how giving consent to sex works.

Moolikwe says: “We can support each other. The others will always come to me and ask me about what kind of things they should be doing when their child is crying.”When Moolikwe gets home from school, she is greeted by her mom, who takes care of her son. He’s across the street spending the afternoon with his father and paternal grandparents.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Being the head of the home isn't easy, you are expected to provide for the home, I lost my job during the pandemic and relied on the little money I had,things were hard until I met Williamchurch07 and started Bitcoin trading, I earned R500,000 in 3 weeks thanks Williamchurch07

• There’s no greater joy than having financial freedom and a life free of debts, that’s why I Zaza posting comments about AdamTrey01 who guided me trading onlin

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in EDUCATİON

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

It’s better to help rather than punish teen mothersIt’s better to help rather than punish teen mothers - One in six South African teenagers aged 15 to 19 have had a child. Here’s how to help them stay in school The country is under siege, teenagers see a need to make babies🤦🏻‍♀️ let them take care of their children, after all employment age is 18🤷🏻‍♀️ EFFSouthAfrica What have you done to prevent this? That'd actually benefit Mzansi unlike your Double Standards wrt Stellenbosch ..
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »