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27 January 2021, 7:22 PM  |  Sarah Kimani  |  @SABCNews Image: ReutersSerene Haven also acts as a rescue centre as some of the girls are victims of sexual abuse. As schools across the world begin to reopen after a prolonged closure to control the spread of COVID-19, there are real concerns that millions of young girls, now new mothers, may miss out on school altogether, either due to laws in their countries that ban pregnant pupils from school. This could also be due to a lack of a caregiver for the newborn baby or due to the stigma associated with teenage pregnancies. A school in Kenya is, however, hoping to change that by admitting pregnant teenagers and mothers with their babies.

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