Petition Published 23/06/2017

Plea to H​.​E President John P. Magufuli Let Pregnant Students complete their education!

On 22nd June 2017 while addressing the Bagamoyo District Residents in his 3 days tour to Coast Region in Tanzania  His Excellency President. John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania made a statement to the public who gathered during where he mentioned  that all pregnant school girls from primary schools to secondary schools should NOT continue their education at all once they fall pregnant hence no re-entry meaning an end to their education career.

While in Tanzania Child Marriage is Legal where girls are allowed to get married at 14 years under parents consent and 15 years legally while boys are to marry at 18 years according to the Law of Marriage Act 1971 , There is a need for amendment of section 13 & 17 of the act to raise the age of marriage to 18 years for the girls and curb early pregnancy.

The Government of Tanzania needs to formulate a legal framework that would allow teenage mothers to resume schooling after giving birth however such a statement from the President propagates more discrimination without reconsidering that these girls (students ) need more sexual reproductive health education to be able to protect themselves from early pregnancies while in school.

Please join me to make a call for action and urge His Excellency President John Pombe Magufuli of the United Republic of Tanzania to change this statement and #ProtectGirls Sign the Petition

Petition closed 08/04/2020 : 23:00hrs - Thank you to all your Support !

Thank You H​.​E President John P. Magufuli for allowing Adolescent Mothers to complete their education through Alternative Education Pathways as announced on 06/04/2020 by Ministry of Education Science and Technology Tanzania