Across Liberia, nine out of ten young people grow up without basic sex education, leaving girls vulnerable to teenage pregnancy, unsafe abortions, and poverty. A recent investigation highlights stories like Benetta’s, who became pregnant at 17 without knowing how pregnancy occurs, and Mamia’s, who dropped out of school after early motherhood. With one in three girls under 19 already mothers, experts say the silence around sexual health is cutting short education, limiting opportunities, and perpetuating cycles of poverty across generations.

Tetee Gebro reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link:The Cost of Silence: Girls Across Liberia Say a Lack of Sex Education Is Changing the Course of Their Lives – FrontPage Africa Online

The story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by a private donor and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The donors had no say in the story’s content.