Preventing Early and Unintended Pregnancies Amongst Young Women in Africa
Turning Dialogues into Action

Date: 26 September 2018
Time: 1:00p.m. UK/ 2:00p.m southern Africa/ 3:00p.m. east Africa

Co-hosted by RIATT-ESA and Save the Children Sweden Regional Hub

Webinar Overview

Adolescent pregnancy has been persistently high in sub-Saharan Africa, driven by poverty, lack of information and education, poor access to SRH services, cultural norms, peer pressure, sexual coercion and abuse. Adolescent pregnancies places women and girls at a greater disadvantage, jeopardizing their opportunities and health.

This webinar series explores the findings of the research and examines the implications for programmes and advocacy. Starting a dialogue that aims to inspire action in the promotion of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights for all women and girls in Africa.

Moderated by: Ms Sara Lindblom, Save the Children Sweden and Miss Bontle Mofokeng a youth advocate from South Africa,
Presenter: Remmy Shawa, HIV and Health Education Officer for Eastern and Southern Africa at UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA)- Presenting the UNESCO Situation Analysis on Early and Unintended Pregnancies in Eastern and Southern Africa
Presenter: Nakai Godfrey Nengomasha, ASRH programmes manager – Presenting SAfAIDS Rushinga ASRHR Project
Presenter: Halima Lila from Hope centre for Children, Girls and Women in Tanzania- Presenting the SRHR programmes in Tanzania

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About the Award

In East and Southern Africa, 35% of women are married before age 18. Globally, over 650 million women alive today were married as children. Child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and is exacerbated by poverty, insecurity and conflict.

Launched in 2018, RIATT-ESA in partnership with the the African Union and with support from Media Monitoring Africa, launched an award for journalists reporting on Child Marriage. The award was developed in support the African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage Campaign, in an effort to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of girls and women in Africa. The primary objective of the Award is to promote reporting of child marriage issues; hence raising public awareness, understanding and galvanizing action against child marriage.

The first awards were handed out in 2019 during the during the 3rd STC & SDLE of the African Union.