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Community Action: Addressing Child Marriage and Adolescent Pregnancy in Katete District, Zambia
Katete, Eastern Province, Zambia, 29 June 2024, — In the heart of Katete District in Zambia’s Eastern Province lies the influential Chieftainess Kawaza, a 52-year-old mother, highly respected and visionary leader of the Chewa-speaking people. Chieftainess Kawaza is driving an inspiring initiative to address adoles...
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From drop-out to mentoring peers to stay in school
“I felt I was not smart enough to keep going,” says 18-year-old Jelina Mbewe when she describes the moment, she dropped out of school in Grade 8. Before leaving school, Jelina shared her thoughts with peers from within her community of Katete District in Zambia’s Eastern Province, and most encouraged her to quit. ...
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Coaching Boys into Men
Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) is a comprehensive, evidence- based violence prevention strategy that is used to inspire community-based coaches to teach boys that violence never equals strength and violence against women and girls is wrong. Through the programme, boys are taught on the dangers of child marriage and...