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I was sexually abused at 13, became a mother at 14 and went back to school A baby did not end my story. Going back to school changed its direction Gender Just now

I was sexually abused at 13, became a mother at 14 and went back to school A baby did not end my story. Going back to school changed its direction Gender Just now

By GhanaSummary NewsroomKenya

A girl with no education is around three times as likely to become pregnant in her teens as one who has reached secondary school.

The 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey found that 15 per cent of girls aged 15 to 19 had already begun childbearing — roughly one in seven.

My account is one of 28 stories in a book, Still, I Rise, being launched in Nairobi today.

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