Teen mothers carry their children inside a library (Photo: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi)
The sounds of baby coos and teenage giggles punctuate the lessons at Serene Haven Secondary, a school nestled into a hill below cloud-ringed Mount Kenya.
Here, 17 teenage mothers and pregnant girls - many of whom were forced out of their local schools - are getting a second chance to finish their education.
In a normal year, stigma, logistics and money compel around 13,000 pregnant girls to drop out, government data shows. That is likely to spike this year.
Serene Haven secondary school founder Elizabeth Wanjiru talks to Josephine Wanjiru, 19 (Photo: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi)
Kenya school gives second chance to teen mums forced out of classes Reuters 2/4/2021 By Ayenat Mersie
By Ayenat Mersie
NYERI, Kenya (Reuters) - The sounds of baby coos and teenage giggles punctuate the lessons at Serene Haven Secondary, a school nestled into a hill below cloud-ringed Mount Kenya.
Here, 17 teenage mothers and pregnant girls - many of whom were forced out of their local schools - are getting a second chance to finish their education.
In a normal year, stigma, logistics and money compel around 13,000 pregnant girls to drop out, government data show. That is likely to spike this year.
School in Kenya gives teenage moms a second chance to complete their studies 04 February 2021 - 15:31 By Ayenat Mersie Teenage mothers carry their children inside a library as they collect books at the Serene Haven secondary school, accommodating pregnant girls and teenage mothers with their babies in Nyeri, Kenya on January 8 2021. Image: REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
The sounds of baby coos and teenage giggles punctuate the lessons at Serene Haven Secondary, a school nestled into a hill below cloud-ringed Mount Kenya.
Here, 17 teenage mothers and pregnant girls - many of whom were forced out of their local schools - are getting a second chance to finish their education.