The Gauteng Department of Social Development, with the help of SANCA in Rosettenville, visited The Hill High School on May 27.
According to a statement from the department, during the 2020/21 financial year, a total of 34 587 teenage pregnancies were reported with the provinces with the highest number of pregnancies being KZN, Gauteng, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.
After these statistics were released the Department of Social Development, along with various role-players, started the programme to address the problems that lead to teenage pregnancies in the various provinces.
The Gauteng Department of social development had its turn to visit schools for round table discussions during Child Protection Week, which is held from May 29 till June 5.
The visit encourages dialogue between learners and stakeholders in a sort of ‘round table’ discussion.
Learners from other schools were also invited to attend the talk at the school.
The learners were treated to a sandwich and a cup of coffee while various role-players spoke to them about teenage pregnancies and child abuse.
