Primary
schoolgirls in Swaziland are falling pregnant because they are forced to have
sex with older men for food.
The Swazi Observer newspaper reported on
Thursday (17 November 2016), ‘a worrying number of pupils’ at Bekezela Primary
School in Lubulini were said to have fallen pregnant this year, ‘due to the
poverty levels which are said to have been worsened by the El Nino-induced
drought’.
The newspaper
reported Bongile Ngubeni, who is the welfare teacher at the school, saying they
were currently facing numerous challenges which have come as results of the
drought.
The
newspaper reported, ‘Ngubeni said the school has since the beginning of the
year been recording cases of pregnancy amongst the children, especially those
in the higher grades. She highlighted that these children were said to have
mainly been impregnated by older men who would promise them food and other
necessities.
‘Ngubeni
said according to their assessment, most of these children stay alone while
their parents are away in search for employment opportunities to sustain their
families.’
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