Rwanda: New Programme to Protect Adolescent Girls Launched

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with Girl Hub, the Rwanda Guides Association and PSI/Rwanda, over the weekend, launched a pilot program to protect adolescent girls from HIV/AIDS, unwanted pregnancies and early marriages in the country.

The program dubbed 12+ Pilot, which was launched in Kicukiro District, is designed to benefit 600 adolescent girls between the ages of 10-12 years, a critical period in their lives, with information and tools essential to ensure their health and promising future.

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