A second chance at schooling for pregnant teenagers in Ebola-affected Sierra Leone

By Harriet Mason

Updated: 28 April 2016

In Sierra Leone, a new initiative offers classes and resources to pregnant teenage girls, who are otherwise prohibited from attending school. Meet Adama, who became pregnant during the Ebola crisis but refuses to give up on her education.

KAMABAI, Sierra Leone, 28 April 2016 – Stepping into the classroom at the WCA Primary School in Kamabai, Bombali District, you immediately notice two things – all of the students are female, and many of them are visibly pregnant.

This is no ordinary school. These classes are part of a new initiative supported by the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), IrishAid and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). The programme provides education opportunities to girls in Sierra Leone who became pregnant during the recent Ebola outbreak.

see more at: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sierraleone_91037.html