There is a growing number of many adolescent girls and boys drop out of the school in early stages, many adolescent girls before age of 15 years have already become mothers and dropped out of their education. They face many difficult situations in bearing a child at a young age while most of them got divorced with having babies due to difficulties of taking family responsibilities at their shoulders and lack of support from their husbands who are at the most similar age.
Adolescent girls are less likely to meet their basic needs compared to boys, adolescent stage is the transition period where girls/boys come from the childhood to adulthood stages, during this period, the young girls experience different changes in their body, mind and how she interacts to her family and her communities. At this stage, the girls possess the ability to be independent of their parents and families. They create a friend in the schools and other parts in the community.
Parents of the girls show that she is responsible for her life and but they put in guidance to follow. However, the young girls meet different violence against her. In the academy and social sectors, there is a limited protection mechanism for adolescent girls. Recently, Rape cases, violence, abuse, and exploitation have tremendously increased in the last decades.
Building protective mechanisms at community levels, and engaging the parents and community leaders, NAFIS Network- Somaliland has provided part of the community committee in Hargeisa, and Buroa. The training attended the women and girls who are members of these committees. The training has increased their insights and knowledge that adolescent girls are more vulnerable during adolescent stages.
