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In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 6-million pregnant and parenting girls are out of school. Research shows one of the best ways to help young moms build a life for them and their babies is to help them to finish secondary school. (Envato Elements)

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY

6 million young moms in Africa are not in school — but they could be

However, restrictive policies, stigma, discrimination and financial hardship can stand in the way of girls continuing their education

Shanice Kasura
Itumeleng Senetla
Chiedza Chinakwetu
Alice Armstrong
Jane Kelly

Making a difference: Mentor mothers from the non-profit organisation One to One Africa after visiting a household in Luqoqweni village in the Eastern Cape. (Oupa Nkosi)

ANTIRETROVIRALS

Eastern Cape headman: ‘You won’t find a child born with HIV in this village’

Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is rare in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo district

Zano Kunene