Sierra Leone: What has changed two years after the pregnant school girl ban

By Kemo Cham Mary is one of the lucky generation of Sierra Leonean teenage girls. Despite being pregnant, she had the opportunity to attend school like a normal girl. Two years ago, Mary’s story would have been different, due to a ban on girls with visible pregnancies. Imposed in 2010, that ban was part of a policy the government said was meant to discourage pregnant girls

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