Teen Mothers Programme
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
Since at least 2010 the Gender Affairs Division in Sain Vincent and the Grenadines has implemented the Teen Mothers Programme as a way to teen pregnancy emerging as an area of concern regionally. The Affairs divison has worked to ensure that girls who became pregnant while in school received continued, nondiscriminatory access to education. The Government finances the return of teenage mothers to school through the payment of fees, purchase of books, provision of transportation, and the provision of day-care services for babies. The success of this programme has become a regional best practice of UNFPA, as reported on 2010 to the Tenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America. The Teen Mothers Programme is geared towards adolescent girls that got pregnant and dropped out of school. Provide them with means to get back into school. Therapeutic intervention and cash assistance.
Lead Implementing Government(s)
Location(s)
Latin America & Caribbean
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
2010 - 2020
Partner(s)
Right Here Right Now
Ministry Affiliation
Gender Affairs DepartmentFunder(s)
COVID-19 Response
AdaptedGeographic Scope
NationalAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
Cross-cutting areas
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Gender equality
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls (both in school and out of school)
Age
Not applicable or unknown
School Enrolment Status
Some in school
School Level
- Upper primary
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
Other populations reached
- Boys (both in school and out of school)
Participants include
- Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Improving transportation
Health and childcare services
- Providing childcare for young mothers
Reducing economic barriers
- Addressing cost of school supplies
- Scholarships/stipends for school fees
- Unconditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased grade attainment
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased secondary school enrolment
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Improved maternal, newborn, and/or child health (MNCH)
- Improved sexual and reproductive health
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms