Several people have that one thing they did or still do after seeing it or reading it in a material somewhere. The company we keep also influences us in several ways including what we read.

Unfortunately, in the current era of technology, most parents do not have much control over what children read on the internet and across social media. Parents however, should take an initiative to try and control the company and the materials their children get exposed to.

By Daisy Kosgey Mugiira – (Author, Dear Little Sister and Founder, Dear Little Sister Foundation)

The struggle was real. Our hope was cut short by a teenage pregnancy.

This motivated me to write to my dear little sisters to ensure none of them falls into the same trap. I thought and still believe that putting the story in writing would help me reach more girls worldwide.

To Celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child on 11/10/2018, Dear Little Sister Foundation is giving out 5 free

copies of the Dear Little Sister Book and a Back to School Shopping Voucher worth sh.2000 to a High School Girl from any County in Kenya.

Nomination Instructions

1. The Girl must be in a High School in Kenya
2. The Girl must be below 18 years
3. One can nominate a daughter,

Teenage/Adolescent pregnancies refers to pregnancies carried by adolescent girls especially between the age of 10 and 19years. In Kenya, the rates of teenage pregnancies are high at 18% which translates to 1 in every 5 girls being expectant or being a teenage mother.

The leading cause attributed to the teenage pregnancies by various studies is poverty. However, the question is on what leads to the other. Does poverty lead to teenage pregnancies or do teenage pregnancies lead to poverty?