Zim lauded for safeguarding girl child education

ZIMBABWE has been lauded for being one of the African countries that are deliberately safeguarding the right to education for pregnant girls and adolescent mothers through amendments to the Education Act.

This was said by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday in a statement where it commended the country for amending its Education Act to include provisions that prohibit the exclusion of pregnant girls from continuing with their education.

The Act came into effect last year and it also protects students against being discriminated against on the grounds of marital status.

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