18-year-old Ghanaian Girl Beatrice Kenyo Finishes BECE After Carrying Pregnancy Through School & Giving Birth

• An 18-year-old girl called Beatrice Kenyo has been able to combine school with pregnancy and completed both successfully
• She had the child for her 20-year-old boyfriend and quickly returned to school to finish up her BECE
• Emelia Naa Ayeley Aryee a gender advocate is on Beatrice's case, soliciting funds for her to further her education & not end up in early marriage

Beatrice Kenyo, a young junior high school girl has completed Abenta Methodist School in Adawso, in the Eastern Region of Ghana after getting pregnant and having a beautiful baby girl.

Her emotional story was shared by Emelia Naa Ayeley Aryee, a Ghanaian journalist, gender advocate, and one concerned in women and children’s affairs.

According to Emelia who recounted the story in a publication on amaghanaonline.com, the 18-year-old girl became pregnant by her 20-year-old boyfriend.

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With no means of financial support to cater for her child and also further her education, Beatrice still has great passion to be able to further her education and estimates that she will get aggregate 21.

Journalist Emelia has pledged support, but admits she is unable to support the young mother all by herself.

She appeals appeal to stakeholders as well as NGOs, and other civil society groups to come to her aid, stating she is available on emmyaryee2@yahoo.com/ emmyaryee2@gmail.com. Facebook: Emmy Aryee.

Emelia tells YEN.com.gh she was inspired to pursue the story because the urge to ensure the young lady's education is not hindered in any way.

"I was informed by an old colleague from Temasco who is now a teacher at Mr. Lord Addo Yobo that some of these girls end up getting married off, so I wanted to make sure she did not fall victim to that," she said.

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In another interesting story, a Ghanaian woman named Aba has recently been granted an interview by Barima Kaakyire Agyemang on Step 1 TV, where she opened up about getting pregnant without having sexual intercourse.

The video sighted by YEN.com.gh had Aba recounting that she had been without a man for the past four years; hence, when she started having unusual abdominal pain and swelling, she thought it was fibroid.

Source: YEN.com.gh