Report of the National Dialogue on Ending Teenage Pregnancy in Kenya
In collaboration with line ministries and partners, NCPD held a national dialogue on 4th March 2020 to discuss adolescent health and development with a focus on teenage pregnancy.
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COVID-19 aftershocks: access denied; teenage pregnancy threatens to block a million girls across sub-Saharan Africa from returning to school
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked unprecedented havoc on children, families and communities around the globe, disrupting vital services and putting millions of lives at risk. Since March, attempts to avert the global health crisis have seen nationwide school closures in 194 countries.
Do school closures during an epidemic have persistent effects? Evidence from Sierra Leone in the time of Ebola
School closures are a common short run policy response to viral epidemics. The authors study the persistent post-epidemic impacts of this on the economic lives of young women in Sierra Leone, a context where women frequently experience sexual violence and face multiple economic disadvantages.
Adaptation in practice: lessons from teenage pregnancy programmes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the world. Several recent research studies have generated evidence as to why.
The effects of adolescent childbearing on literacy and numeracy in Bangladesh, Malawi, and Zambia
Global investments in girls’ education have been motivated, in part, by an expectation that more-educated women will have smaller and healthier families.
Guidelines for prevention of pregnancy among school girls and facilitation of re-entry into school after childbirth
In Ghana, even though it is acknowledged that pregnancies occur among school girls, there are no standard procedures for handling pregnant school girls or dealing with young mothers who want to return to school after childbirth.
Situational analysis on early and unintended pregnancy in Eastern and Southern Africa
The situational analysis presents the latest data on the magnitude of Early and unintended pregnancy (EUP) and the impact on girls’ education in the ESA region.
Teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone: priorities for a future research agenda
This briefing paper summarises the state of current knowledge and programming on teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone and identifies some key gaps.
Leave no girl behind in Africa: discrimination in education against pregnant girls and adolescent mothers
This report provides information on the status of laws, policies, and practices that block or support pregnant or married girls’ access to education. It also provides recommendations for much-needed reforms.
Why addressing child marriage and adolescent pregnancy is essential to achieving the demographic dividend in West and Central Africa: policy brief
Girls are subject to child marriage, female genital mutilation and limited education and as such, are denied equality of opportunities.