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End teenage pregnancy in Kisumu County

Unintended pregnancy is one of the main causes of adolescent girls dropping out of school in Kisumu County. It is estimated that 2 out of 6 girls in Kisumu county drops out of school due to unintended pregnancy. Cases of teenage pregnancy are on the rise in Kisumu County and we have turned a blind eye on this problem.

Teenage pregnancy is a human right violation and is a manifestation of inadequate access to comprehensive sexual education, lack of sexual reproductive health and rights information and services, poverty, gender inequality and the voiceless youth.

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