Mother groups' in Malawi's schools help to prevent girls from dropping out | D+C
Nowadays © stepmap.de Girls starting primary school in Malawi faces daunting odds. According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), only about 25 % of them actually complete primary school. Nearly 60 % drop out for a variety of reasons related to poverty, lack of motivation and poor sanitary facilities. Another 15 % leave school specifically because of pregnancy and/or marriage. On top of this, about 20 % of Malawian girls under 18 experience rape or other sexual violence, the UN agency says in a report titled “Mother groups – underutilised resource in girls’ education in Malawi”. The ag...
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