Saving young lives in Sierra Leone

In a survey in Eastern Freetown in 2015,  1 in 10 pregnant teens had died in pregnancy or around childbirth. Huge stigma means they face family abandonment and are less likely to receive proper nutrition or antenatal care during pregnancy and around the time of birth.

Local women are mentoring pregnant teenagers – helping them access antenatal care, meet other pregnant mums, reconnect with family and financially support themselves and their babies