Child rights and Probation Officers, Officers attached to the Women and Child Division of the Police, Development Officers of the Women’s Ministry are participants at this dialogue where a tool is being developed to be implemented, to enable all organisations and stakeholders to work cohesively to reach the desired outcome.

Adoloscent pregnancy is a health issue: the youngest mothers face a heightened risk of maternal complications, death and disability, including obstetric fistula. Their children face higher risks as well. It is also an issue of human rights: adolescent pregnancy often means an abrupt end of childhood, a curtailed education and lost opportunities.