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DENEYE ENGAGES LOCAL LEADERS ON SEXUAL HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

23 January 2024

By Aubrey Alphonse Ligomeka

On Sunday the Development Network for Youth Empowerment (DENEYE) which is one of leading youth led organisations in Machina district had an interface meeting with community members and youth more especially girls on issues related with SHR  who are dropping out of school and  then get married at an early age.

DENEYE called up the meeting with mother groups, chiefs, area development committee members, teachers and also religious leaders on how to eradicate the malpractices in their respective communities.

The main aim of this initiative is to ensure that adolescents girls are safe from harmful cultural practices that affect girls to concentrate on their studies and in so doing encouraging them to use family planning methods for them to fulfill their goals.

Meeting was held at senior group Chipolonga in Machinga District.

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