Sierra Leone: 'Radical Inclusion' Approach to Education an Extraordinary Victory for Pregnant Girls

[allAfrica] Mariatu Sesay was still a schoolgirl in Sierra Leone when she fell pregnant. Had it not been for her principal and class teacher, she would not have been able to finish her education because a draconian government ban excludes pregnant girls from class and from taking their exams. Her principal's and class teacher's defiance, however, gave her the support she needed to persevere. "Some of my schoolmates used to provoke me, but I summoned up courage because it was not my wish to be like th