2YoungLives co-founder Mangenda Kamara holding a baby born to a teen mother, Freetown, Sierra Leone
(Picture: Radhika Aligh/Evening Standard)In this month’s special ‘Let Girls Learn’ episode, we’re finding out about life for pregnant teenagers in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Being a girl here can be tough, they can often be exploited for sex by men and boys offering them ways to jump the extremely long queue for the water pump line, something known locally as ‘water for water’.
Teenage pregnancy can be common here but the girls are often rejected by their families, making them extremely vulnerable.
The Evening Standard’s Radhika Aligh, goes to the 2YoungLives project in Wellington to hear how they are helping young mums in the community by providing them with strong female mentors.
In the #LetGirlsLearn series, we’re aiming to shine a light on innovations and solutions that are helping girls to fulfil their right to education and healthy, productive futures around the globe.
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