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Drive to take teen mothers back to school

A girls' empowerment programme to assist teenagers who drop out of school due to pregnancy has been launched in Nyeri County.

The programme dubbed 'pick me up' will run a countrywide campaign operating under the banner 'Pick me up: Allow girls to learn' with the objective of identifying girls who are dealing with early pregnancy-related issues in order to help them complete their studies and acquire financial freedom.

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