Sierra Leone trials new ways to cut teen pregnancy

Sep 10, 2019

Mariatu Sesay, 15, smiles as she carries her daughter Nadia while she walks outside her house in the countryside village of Sierra Leone July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen - RC18D8F12EE0

Every year, 21 million girls aged 15 to 19 become pregnant in developing countries. Image: REUTERS/Cooper Inveen

Nellie Peyton

Journalist, Reuters Foundation

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Fatmata, 20, holds her twin daughters outside her home in Susan's Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. July 24, 2019.

Fatmata, 20, holds her twin daughters outside her home in Susan's Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Image: Reuters Foundation/Nellie Peyton

Fatmata, 20, is pictured with her aunt and two daughters outside their home in Susan's Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. July 24, 2019.

Fatmata, 20, is pictured with her aunt and two daughters outside their home in Susan's Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nellie Peyton

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