Adolescent pregnancy and motherhood are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where early parenthood is closely linked to school dropout and constrained opportunities.
The issue of adolescent pregnancy is still a major health and social concern, especially among the low- and middle-income population, where disparities in education, service access, and gender inequality continue to exist.
Climate disasters are increasingly recognised as a crisis for girls’ health, safety and futures. Floods, droughts and extreme heat can disrupt healthcare, education and protection systems when communities need them most.
Adolescent pregnancy remains a concern in Southeast Asia, with pregnancy both a driver and an outcome of child marriage or union.
These guidelines are deisgned to provide clear, standardised, and practical direction for implementing the Re-entry Policy across all schools in Zambia.
School re-entry and continuation policies are widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a means of safeguarding adolescent mothers’ educational participation, yet their practical effects remain inconsistently documented.
Teenage pregnancy continues to disrupt girls’ schooling in rural Zimbabwe despite the Education Amendment Act (2020), which guarantees readmission after childbirth.
This study critically examines Tanzania's re-entry programme for teenage mothers through a critical theory lens, arguing that formal policy inclusion masks continued structural marginalization.
Ghana's School Re-entry Policy provides for the right of adolescent mothers to return to school after childbirth. However, pregnancy continues to be a significant cause of school dropout. Limited evidence is available on the experiences among young mothers of this policy in practice.
A special module in Afrobarometer’s 2024 survey in Malawi explores citizens’ opinions and experiences related to sexual and reproductive health and rights. Findings show that Malawians overwhelmingly support woman’s autonomy in decisions about marriage and childbearing.