The objective of this narrative review of the literature was to present a detailed understanding of unintended adolescent pregnancies and explore the factors associated with these pregnancies, their consequences, and any gaps identified in the extant literature.
Across 13 countries, 1,235 children shared their experiences of school meals with child researchers. Their voices carried a clear message: school meals matter to us.
This review seeks to shed light on the implementation of CSE in reducing unintended adolescent pregnancies in two different African countries: Nigeria and Rwanda. Data were collected from Google Scholar, PubMed, and policy papers via narrative review search strategies.
This study explores the psychosocial factors and effects of adolescent pregnancies in Rwanda, identifying them as a critical public health and social concern that greatly affects young women and their communities.
In low-income rural Rwanda, adolescent pregnancy limits health and education, leading to poor health outcomes, high dropout rates, and restricted socioeconomic mobility.
In 2019, the Government of Rwanda approved the National Comprehensive School Feeding Policy which established multisectoral objectives of school feeding, and aims at achieving universal coverage of all students in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools in the country within a few years.
Rwanda’s National School Feeding Programme has expanded rapidly within very few years. Based on the National Comprehensive School Feeding Policy of 2019, the programme provides hot meals to all students in all public or government-supported pre-primary, primary and secondary schools since 2020.
The Operational Guidelines are structured following a clear logic: The present section 1 explains the background for the Guidelines, to ensure that all users have the same understanding on the purpose of school feeding in Rwanda, and the intended way to achieve it.
To ensure children develop their full potential and become productive citizens, the Government of Rwanda has developed a comprehensive School Feeding Policy and Strategic plan, with recommended policy actions in 6 key areas: (1) scaling up the coverage of school feeding programmes; (2) ensuring h
The main objectives of CSE teachings are to provide children and young people in Rwanda with an opportunity to learn more about themselves, their interests, strengths, family and personal values and the factors that influence their feelings about themselves; assist them to establish goals and mak