Teen pregnancy costs Latin America billions of dollars a year – UN
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation High rates of teenage pregnancy in Latin America cost governments in the region billions of dollars of year while worsening poverty and inequality, according to research published by the United Nations on Wednesday. Per nation, teenage pregnancy costs on average $US1.2 billion a year in lost of earnings by mothers, tax […]
Restoring hope: As teen pregnancies rise in Uganda during lockdown, Christian charities step in to help
JOHN SEMAKULA reports on the rise in teenage preganancies in Uganda during coronavirus lockdowns – and how Christian organisations are helping the young mothers…
Regional court to judge Sierra Leone schools ban for pregnant girls
Thomson Reuters Foundation A West African court is to examine a ban on pregnant girls going to school in Sierra Leone in a landmark case that campaigners say could strengthen girls’ rights across the region. Sierra Leone introduced the ban in 2015 after a rise in rape, abuse and poverty during the deadly Ebola outbreak […]