Teenage school-going mothers, who were impregnated before and during
the COVID - induced lockdowns but managed to write their Uganda Certificate of
Education (UCE) examinations have discouraged girls from engaging in
relationships while still at school.
At least 24 teenage mothers enrolled to
continue with their studies at New Hope Senior Secondary School, Buwagi
Village, Jinja North Division, Jinja City following a directive from the
Ministry of Education and Sports, allowing pregnant students to study and sit
for final national examinations.
But after performing dismally in the
recently-released Senior Four results, they have discouraged girls from
engaging in relationships with men or boys, urging them to focus on their
studies.
Out of the seven who sat for UCE at the
school, one got a first grade while the rest obtained divisions three and four.
Ms. Jazirah Nesonze, 17, who scored
aggregate 49 said because of what befell her, she has learnt “many lessons” and
endured stigma from the community.