Learner’s pregnancy is commonly a headache for most schools principals and parents, Northern Cape Department of education jointly with the Departments Health and Social Development will soon host a campaign to combat against learner pregnancy, and the gathering will be at Joe Morolong Local Municipality in a date to be announced.
In the upcoming joint meeting between the two departments, activities that can keep away learners busy during the weekend will be suggested, already NCDoE have come up with activity ideas that can c the learners busy, sports, arts and culture programmes that will ensure that all learners, especially the girl child channel their energies that will assist in their overall development (physically and mentally) have been identified as the potential activities that can eliminate learners pregnancy.
Pregnant learners are likely to miss their normal day to day classes as they randomly attend medical check-ups this keeps them away from schools. For NCDoE MEC Gizelda Cjiekella learners pregnancy is a concern but she is positive working hand in hand with the department of Departments Health and Social Development the problem can be challenged.
“The alarmingly high level of learner pregnancy scourge continues to threaten the gains of almost 100% access to education of the girl learner. Learner pregnancy is one of the socioeconomic scourges that continue to threaten and derail government’s measures to improve life quality of school going aged children in the province. This is particularly worrying given the HIV/Aids endemic in the province and country. Learner pregnancy is clearly a socioeconomic challenge that requires collaborative effort by all stakeholders”, MEC Cjiekella said.
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