sexual and reproductive justice

As teen pregnancies in the Philippines soar, young mums struggle to cope with their ‘blessings from God’ amid the pandemic

March 10, 2022

This article was originally written by Geela Garcia for South China Morning Post last February 14, 2022 as part of Oxfam Pilipinas’ Journalism Story Grant on Inequality: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3166722/teen-pregnancies-philippines-soar-young-mums-struggle Erlyn, 18, stopped going to school after the death of her asthmatic brother in 2019. Her friend Daisy, now 16, lost her mother in 2017, the cause of death […]