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Over 4,500 Zimbabwean Schoolchildren Fell Pregnant In 2023

6 months agoFri, 06 Sep 2024 06:31:44 GMT
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Over 4,500 Zimbabwean Schoolchildren Fell Pregnant In 2023

In 2023, more than 4,500 learners in Zimbabwe dropped out of school due to pregnancy, including at least 150 in primary school.

These alarming statistics were disclosed by Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Edgar Moyo during a parliamentary session on Wednesday, in response to questions from lawmakers.

In reply to Mashonaland West Proportional Representative MP Mutsa Murombedzi, who inquired about the government’s initiatives to address school dropouts, Minister Moyo said:

The ministry collects and collates such data on an annual basis and it is recorded in our Education Management Information System report shared with all stakeholders.

Therefore, for the year ending December 2023, 4 557 girls dropped out of school due to pregnancy, the majority of these (3 942) being from rural schools.

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134 girls dropped out of primary school as a result of pregnancy, meaning that the majority of dropouts were recorded in secondary schools.

Minister Moyo said the Ministry has introduced several measures such as career guidance and counselling to arrest the scourge of school dropouts, especially among pregnant girls. He said:

Through the Education Act, the ministry has also ensured that legal provisions are there to enable girls who fall pregnant to continue with their education.

The Minister also said several measures have been instituted to protect girls from stigma when they return to school after giving birth. He said:

On the issue of stigma, we have done a lot of awareness campaigns and also, we have done a lot of dissemination of information in encouraging all the girls who fall pregnant.

It is now their right to education, so they are supposed to go back to school. I do not think we have any challenges for students who have not been — perhaps (they) have received a lot of criticism from their peers for going back to school. So, precisely, quite a number of students have been accepted back and have gone back to school.

Minister Moyo said according to the Education Amendment Act of 2020, girls should not drop out of school for the reason that they are pregnant. He said:

After giving a normal birth, the girl is allowed back to school and that is according to the Constitution. So, we encourage those technical and vocational skills to be equipped for all students regardless of whether one has dropped out or not.

We carry out some fairs with our partners, where we see that provinces encourage girls who might have dropped out to go back to school.

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42 Comments

babiedolah · 6 months ago
vakomana nhau yemafn ndiyo yakonzera zvakawanda. akaunza nhau yemacolour ngaaipedze nhau iyi. zvimwe zvakuonekwazve pamamedia hazvhichaite
Sanelisiwe · 6 months ago
I recently saw a video of girls stating their years and pregnancies etc. Why embarrass them like that, why even arrest the fathers. A 16 year is mature, a 17 year old is also mature. A 16 year old girl and a 16 year old boy they sleep and the girl is pregnant, then will the law arrest the boy? Then the girl will continue going to school, then the boy comes out of prison after 20 years because these youngsters loved each other. Stop this nonsense. This law must change. All your children to grow or you will take care of them for the rest of their lives. Girls age faster than man they go to menopause early and man 70 years they still can make children.
Sanelisiwe · 6 months ago
*Allow your children to grow*
Sanelisiwe · 6 months ago
A 16 years old girl is mature, they must change the law. The mother of Dr Dre (American music producer and raper) had him when she was 15 years. You say a 17 year old gogo is still a kid this country. What are you protecting? Let girls be you can't fight nature. In Biblical times we there were even 16 year old Kings, sometimes 12 year old King.
Enchanter · 6 months ago
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Vechokwadii · 6 months ago
Regai vana vanakirwe
ClD Admire kuyeri · 6 months ago
nzara ipa kudaro
stressed · 6 months ago
poverty is the issue
Rue 🤦‍♀️ · 6 months ago
Twunoda zvinhu apa atwugoni kushandisa mamorning after... nxaaaa
porongi · 6 months ago
just imagine a girl child walks for 10 to 15 km by foot daily through thick forest to the nearest secondary school daily with an empty stomach
porongi · 6 months ago
it's all because of poverty,in rural areas people are suffering and resources are scarce especially food and clothing.children also walks very long distances by foot which exposes them to those rural criminals mostly school dropout
Jack zuma · 6 months ago
Regai vana vanakirwe
some ordar · 6 months ago
vana vanenge vakabatira mh aaa taaaaaa mumaoko plus regai vaitewo vana vavo cz zvidhiri hakusisina vakuda zvivana
Legend · 6 months ago
Vana vanenge vainge nzara vanotsaga zvinovabatilsira kuzvikoro uko Vabereki varikungokwanisa kubhadhara Mari yechikoro chete kuzoto chekudya panenge pasina vana vari kufira maZap. Koo mutemo unotiiko mwana aka abuser panoitwa sei tongonzwa kuti vamitiswa number yakati koo vari kumitisa vach vazoitwa sei
Chibaba · 6 months ago
Hanty paanovhura makumbo vanenge vabvumirana zvawo.
Legend · 6 months ago
Kubvumirana nemwana here
Chibaba · 6 months ago
Mvana inonetsa ku controller worse achigara nemubereki vake 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 anongoramba achipihwa nhumbu 👉 vana vasina baba
josphat · 6 months ago
pamwe pacho ma uniform ari kupfekwa nevana vasikana are not decent "GLENVIEW HIGH 1"🙌
C · 6 months ago
Meaning mumatwns its just 600+ average yekumitiswa..... Ko kuma rural areas inyaya yei inoita kuti kuwandiwe kudai nhumbu ndokune ndururani dzanababa kauku
unknown · 6 months ago
kunzima
Because · 6 months ago
It is merely from the government of Zimbabwe. Remember that min of education madhokororo dokora said school girl should be given protector, what for was he e teaching? Now that is the answer how can a parent a teacher encourages this, so Paul nyati take dokora behind bars now. It's now clear that there's no law in this country
Igullie President · 6 months ago
Wasuwa kumamiswa nana baba wawo
😭 · 6 months ago
Zvinhu zvonakaka
siya · 6 months ago
pakaipa ko zorebva kuti kudanana nebanabekuchikoro akusungisi muzimbo
Mr JP van · 6 months ago
zvakasikwa zvakadaro kusunga myngazadza jere nevanhu vasinsa mhoswa muchisiya mbavha nemarobery vasikana ndivo vaneropa rinokurunidza kuda varume sezvaka in ta pagarden ye eden ever ndiye akanyengera adam kuti muchero wapakati unodyiwa saka wongororai nyaya musati masunga vanhurume
Mubereki · 6 months ago
18 years yakanyanya vanhu vaMwari.Vana dzangova mvana dzega dzega.16 years dziri nani,nokuti zvinenge zvichiri nani.Makuriro akaita number yevana vakamitiswa,saka munoti vanhu ivavo vachiri kwavo?Mimba,zvirwere ,hapana chakanaka.Mibvunzo wangu heyi: 1.Mimba dzose idzi,vana vakamitisana pachavo here? 2.Kana vari vakuru,ko sei mapurisa achitadza kuita basa rawo? 3.Mimba dzose idzi ,ndedze mapositora here? 4.Ikoku kuvana vataurwa,hakuna here vakasangana nema birth complications uye sei vasingaburitswe munhau? Nhau yaMachaya yakaita mukurumbira kunge ndiyo yakatanga kuitika munyika.MaAbortion anoitwa ose aya, zvakanaka here? Point yangu zvingu iri kuti,kana mwana achida zvekuroorwa - mupositora kana asiri regai ayende.Kana zvichiguma nekusenga mimba saizvozvo zvobatsirei.Unoona mambuya akaramba varume or vakauraya varume vavo,vachimhan'arira munhu anenge atoroora zvake.Nyika ikazara nema**** zvingafamba here?Eee pane zeravo risingaiti kuti mwana ungaita imba.Asizve vana vedu vanotanga zvevakomana paFomu 2 chaipo and vazhinji fomu 3 vanenge voda zvedzimba.Sevabereki ngatiise misoro pamwe ,tisunungure vana vaende zvichakanaka.Ndomaonerowo anga,kuti ndaposhavo ndibatsirei kudzidza hakuperi
April · 6 months ago
ma**** ndiwo anomhanyira dzimba kutiza kuverenga vobva vapiwa vana then vorambana then vozoita mature ipfugwa dzinoda zvakapfava chete vanoberenga vatori bizz zvavo
April · 6 months ago
*D.o.f.o
Susan · 6 months ago
ED Pfeeee
April · 6 months ago
ko Aids stl gonoria nesiphliys havaitye here hadzi hapana kusiri kufa saka ingofai because munenge makatofa kudhara
rhabos · 6 months ago
vaimitiswa vaenda Kuma rally eZanu pf
june · 6 months ago
nhema mumaraini imomu ndimo munemabase embanje anotengeswa netuchembere
Mubereki · 6 months ago
Hazvisi nani here kuti age of consent idzorerwe zvayo pa16years.Mukatarisa kubva kare chaiko vana amai vedu isusu maborn free vakatizvara vaine ma16years,saka vakaroorwa vaine mangani.Ama 2k akangosvika mu14+ years otonetsa.Mvana hadzichengeteki vakomana.Mwana kana onzwa kuda zveimba,regai ayende.Vari kungoita mimba dzacho wani,vakuru muchiti svitsa 18yrs.Realistically,hazviiti kunzwira mwanasikana kuti harisati wonzwa kuda murume
kasy · 6 months ago
parties too much social media influences these ar gen z ****s
Ediots · 6 months ago
so there are 4500 convictions or possible convictions? unless the baby daddy is also a minor
Deliwe · 6 months ago
Saka toita sei nenhubu dzakapa vana pregnancy plus zvirwere ?🤰
LOOTMORE · 6 months ago
who knows maybe kumitisana vega vana vacho or vamwewo vatova vanhu vakuru vaakamitiswawo nevanhu vakuru
bway · 6 months ago
vana vemazuvano kuda masinhi too much

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