I lost my parents when I was 13 years old, from that day I decided to work very &nbsp;hard with my siblings so that we won’t get poor.We struggled a lot but &nbsp;I had a book where I used to write in my secrets and goals. Every Sunday I used to check in the book if I am doing well my goals.&nbsp;

One of the goal I wrote was to not get pregnant at my teenage years. I succeeded for my goal cause i didn’t get pregnant at that age and I got married when I finished my studies. 

At present I am encouraging teenagers in secondary schools of not getting pregnant so early. I started this initiative in 2020 during the pandemic where the number of early pregnancies increased each day in my country.&nbsp;

I believe my initiative is helping a lot of teens according to the feedback&nbsp;

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