Zimbabwe: Traditions, Economic Hardships Force Girls Out of School

31 October 2011

SOME traditional practices and economic hardships have forced many rural girls to drop out of school, Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister Olivia Muchena has said.

The minister said this at the launch of Plan Zimbabwe report on vulnerable children titled "Because I am a Girl" recently in Harare.

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