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Current Feed ContentETHIOPIA: Saving lives with trained birth attendantsDIRE DAWA Monday, November 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Like many teenagers in rural Ethiopia, Shekuria Mume, 19, became pregnant, quit school and got married at 15. The birth of her first baby remains one of her most traumatic experiences, as an untrained traditional birth attendant (TBA) delivered her. "I had heard that some women die while giving birth so I was scared most of the time during my pregnancy; I didn't sleep much," Shekuria told IRIN. With no health facility near her village of Shuna, in...Centre for Children and Young People Uplifting Teenagers in The GambiaThe Centrefor Children and Young People also known as FO JANGA provides a wide range ofintegrated services for children, young people and their families, includingquality after school, home work, holiday and weekend projects.Thisreporter recently visited the centre to get first hand information about itsoperations in the country. In anexclusive interview with the Director of the centre Madam Amal Abbass-Saal atthe Centre, she said that they accept applications from any child who possessesthe...5 rape cases land before MbakeSenior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Kanifing Magistrates Court has disclosed that he is currently handling at least five rape cases. The senior magistrate made this pronouncement on Thursday while presiding over one of the rape cases involving traumatised teenage girls of 13 and 14 years by an old man. He said all the five cases are similar as the victims are teenagers. The magistrate expressed concern over the number of rape cases inundating the courts and observed the need for tough...Build yourself a better futureThe unholy and immoral practice of ‘prostitution’ is increasingly becoming alarming and a cause for concern. We are concerned about this growing phenomenon which is becoming a tradition among young girls, especially girls of school going age. Most of these girls who are engaged in this unholy act do so to satisfy their unlimited material wants. If only they remain content with the little they have, there is little need for them to stoop so low to sell their blessings for dressings and other... |
