Voice of America: UN, Local Groups Urge Ugandan Girls to Stay in School

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

UN, Local Groups Urge Ugandan Girls to Stay in School Oct 11th 2012, 14:56 Faced with forced early marriages, girls in Uganda drop out of school at a higher rate than boys. Vicious circle Stella Kaudha is determined to go to college.  The 17-year-old Kamuli resident wants to be an English teacher.  But first she will have to do something no woman in her family has done before: graduate from secondary school. "I'm the only one studying in my family.  My elders, all of them got married because of money.  They are now out of school and they ... Media files: 75C27825-BCBB-469A-AFF0-3EA5051D0D5F_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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