Let girls be girls, not brides

Tecla, a young Zimbabwean girl, was sold for a few cows by her father to help alleviate the family’s poverty. She was raped by her husband, became pregnant and contracted HIV/Aids. Her baby died soon after birth. Tecla was only 12 years old.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Dec

DEAR DIARY: They are girls not brides

I was following the First Ladies Summit on child marriage which recently took place in Lusaka closely since I had received an invitation to attend the same but could not make it due to unavoidable circumstances.

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: 'We know where the girls are'

Doyin Okupe, a senior adviser to Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan defends the actions of the president following the kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

 

10 years ago

BBC

22 Jul

Nigeria 'will negotiate for girls'

Nigeria's new president says he is willing to negotiate with Boko Haram leaders for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped last year.

 

9 years ago

6A Meet

17 Oct

Belton girls dominate 12

Belton girls dominate 12-6A meet
Temple Daily Telegram
Whoever assigned bib numbers for Friday's District 12-6A Cross Country Championships must have known something. Belton's Brooke Gilmore and Olivia Houlden got Nos. 1 and 2 and that's exactly how they finished the 3-mile race at Wildflower Country ...
At the churchesThe Killeen Daily Herald

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9 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Oct

Concentrate on educating girls : JK

President Jakaya Kikwete highlighted the crucial role that equal education holds for Tanzanian development.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

08 May

The bar girls are smarter than you!

I was on my fifth whereas she was on her sixth bottle and still she wasn’t showing any signs of fatigue. I had every reason to get worried.

 

10 years ago

BBC

One in 10 girls sexually abused - UN

About 120 million girls around the world - more than one in 10 - have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a UN report says.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Apr

Yes, build hostels for girls

Tanzania has one of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancy in the world. More than 8,000 girls drop out of school every year to have babies. It is a story of shattered dreams and limited opportunities.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Eight more Nigerian girls abducted

Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped eight girls in northern Nigeria, following last month's mass abduction, police say.

 

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