Boys do not feature in the department of basic education’s grand plan to reduce underage pregnancy.
On Tuesday, the department submitted a draft policy to members of Cabinet aimed at decreasing the high underage pregnancy rate in schools during the lockdowns. The department said a multisectoral approach was needed, involving the departments of basic education, health, social development, women, justice and the South African Police Service .
The department proposed approaches such as comprehensive sexuality education and an age-tailored combination prevention programme for adolescent girls and young women aged 10 to 19. He said communities should make their own determinations regarding the content and age appropriateness of the sexual education taught in their schools.
Khume said there were many policies in place, but lack of effective implementation was a big problem.“The policies were mostly biased towards girl children based on the number of cases affecting girl children as victims and the most vulnerable,” he said.“The boy child may not necessarily be the perpetrator in this regard.
Founder of Kids in Distress South Africa Salome’ V Tadford registered a nonprofit organisation dedicated to supporting underage mothers to be after she gave birth to two children before the age of 14.
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