Girl, impregnated at 13, cries for public support

“One morning, I woke up feeling very sick. I told my guardian about how I was feeling and she offered to take me to the health centre for a quick check- up.  At the health centre, the nurses who attended to me asked if I was sexually active. I responded in the affirmative and this led to a pregnancy test. I was stunned to know that a baby was growing inside me.” This is the curious case of Kafui (not real name of victim), a pregnant girl who resides at Avetile Peki in the South Dayi District in the Volta Region. 

Kafui, whose needy parents hail from Havi Akatsi, is in the care of a ‘good Samaritan’ - Anna Akortia – a kitchen hand at the E.P. Church Seminary at Peki Avetile. Despite her good intentions, Madam Akortia is reeling under the financial pressure of caring for a child pregnant with another child. In fact, she could only guarantee Kafui proper shelter until she gives birth. 

The Avetile Peki community is a beneficiary of the MamaYe Campaign that seeks, in par