Action to Empower Adolescent Mothers in Burkina Faso and Malawi to Improve Their Sexual and Reproductive Health (PROMOTE).

Abstract

In Burkina Faso and Malawi, as in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, girls and women's health and social and economic well-being are negatively impacted by early childbearing. A vast majority of adolescent girls who get pregnant drop out of school, which results in widening gender inequalities in schooling and economic participation. The two countries currently face a huge burden of adolescent childbearing but have contrasting policy contexts on school reentry. This Fact sheet highlights the objectives of the PROMOTE project.