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Africa-Press<\/a> – Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Following reports of high teenage pregnancies, the Khomas Regional Executive Committee under NANSO has embarked on a project to donate care packages to teenage mothers as well as sanitary products to learners.<\/p>\n

Donations \u2013 received by life skills teachers on behalf of the learners \u2013 were given to Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School and Mount View High School respectively. Moving forward, the regional leadership will be handing over more donations to other high schools in the region.<\/p>\n

Regional Secretary, Eugenia Jantjies stated that the high number of recently reported teenage pregnancies were alarming and that adolescent pregnancy and parenthood are associated with social, health and financial costs to teen parents, families and communities at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, the delivery of comprehensive sexuality education to adolescents and the community should be enforced and implemented through social programs that mainly target the youth who are mostly affected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upon handing over the donations, the regional leadership together with the teachers further discussed mechanisms on how the increasing rate of teenage pregnancies can be reduced through intensive education on sexual abstinence, contraceptive techniques and the thorough understanding of the consequences of sexual activity.<\/p>\n

\u201cA teen birth can disrupt young peoples\u2019 educational and career goals, affecting earning potential and future family finances.\u201d She highlighted factors such as parental income and the extent of a girl\u2019s education as key contributors toward teenage pregnancies.<\/p>\n

Noting that education is a concern, she issued a clarion call toward schools. \u201cThe schools can also do their part by providing the necessary information on preventing pregnancies and by encouraging teens to make informed, responsible choices when having sex,\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked, Rikurora Karamata, the Regional Secretary for finance expressed that the parents, schools and community should work collectively to curb the increasing number of teenage pregnancies in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parents can strongly influence their children\u2019s decisions by taking the time to be involved when the issue of sex arises\u201d. The regional leadership will be handing over more donations to schools during the course of next week in an effort to assist teen girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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