Mariental — The Karas and Hardap regions face a high rate of teen pregnancy and gradually the spread of HIV/AIDS - and have to deal with armies of unemployed school dropouts.
United States (US) Peace Corps coordinator, Liz Wise, emphasized that due to an imbalance in problems for girls, the annual Southern Girls Conference was started by the US Peace Corps in 2005.
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