ANC Women’s League statement on the prevalence high of teenage pregnancy
14 August 2024
The ANC Women's League celebrates the month of August in remembrance of the heroic sacrifices of formidable struggles pursued by colossal women such as Lilian Ngoyi, Rahima Moosa, Helen Joseph and Sophia De Bruyn.
These elephantine women of yesteryear have desolated their youthful lives for pursuance of the struggle against poverty, visible inequality, a human rights culture and an end to patriarchy.
We therefore acknowledge the advances made in our political progression as we observe this year's Women's Month under the theme "Celebrating 30 years of Democracy Towards Women's Development" However, the ANC Women's League is perturbed by the alarming statistics of teenage pregnancy where children are prematurely becoming parents when they still have to be parented themselves.
Teenage pregnancy continues to trap young girls in a vicious cycle of poverty, lack of educational prospects and persistence of under-development.