Are Traditional Events to Blame for High Girl-Child Pregnancies?
Elders, parents and teachers have cited traditional ceremonies involving all-night dancing as one of the reasons for the high rate of girl-child pregnancies and consequent increase in school drop-outs.
Young women perform in traditional dress in Arusha, Tanzania.
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Tanzania:
Dar es Salaam Institute Uses Sports to Fight Teen Pregnancy
Daily News, 26 November 2012
INSTITUTE of Hope 4 Young Girls of Dar es Salaam has organized various concerts games for girls in primary and secondary schools in the country as a platform to educate pupils on… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Schoolgirl Pregnancies - Try Adherence to Rules
Daily News, 25 November 2012
SAYING 'no thank you' was part of etiquettes in the area where I grew up. My mother was so strict that none of her girls accepted a gift, no matter how small, not even if it was… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Self Awareness - Are School Girls Taught How to Be in Control?
Daily News, 25 November 2012
SEVENTEEN year-old Fatuma Ibrahim is picked every morning around 7.00 am by a boda boda driver who drops him at her school located in the Mwendapole neighbourhood, Kibaha District,… Read more »
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Africa:
Early Pregnancies Are Killing Continent's Girls
New Era, 23 November 2012
One factor which contributes greatly to the high levels of maternal and infant mortality is early or teenage pregnancies, says Madam Graça Machel. Read more »
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Tanzania:
They Erred but Should Go Back to School
Daily News, 22 November 2012
THE Constitution Review Commission has been told that it is unfair to terminate the educational pursuits of schoolgirls who get pregnant. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Traditional Dances Blamed On Students' Poor Performance
Daily News, 21 October 2012
OUTDATED traditions and customs are behind poor academic performance among secondary school students in Mkuranga District , Coast Region, the district council secondary education… Read more »
InFocus
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The number of girls in secondary schools has reduced to 45 percent, the Minister for Education and Vocational Training Shukuru Kawambwa has said. He has attributed the high ... Read more »
