Girls in Rural Areas Face Higher Risk of Interrupted Education
KAMPALA, Uganda – According to a UNICEF report, 1,519 girls below 19 years in Kitgum have visited a hospital for antenatal care since schools were shut in March 2020 and “Teenage pregnancy in Lira district increased to 35.2% in 2019/2020,” according to Dr. Achaka Edmond, Assistant District Health Officer, Lira district. But this is just a percentage of an even bigger number when it comes to national statistics given that between January and June 2020, 7000 girls were defiled, raped and impregnated according to The Daily Monitor. Elvis Basudde Kyeyune,... Read More