Letter to South Africa’s Department of Basic Education regarding their draft pregnancy policy

August 15, 2018 Dr. Faith Kumalo Chief Director, Care and Support in Schools Private Bag X895, Pretoria 0001 South Africa pregnancypolicy@dbe.gov.za Dear Dr. Kumalo, Please accept our regards on behalf of Human Rights Watch. We are writing further to the feedback we provided via email on July 31, 2018. Related Content Letter to South Africa’s Department of Basic Education regarding their draft pregnancy policy We welcome the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) consultation on its draft national policy on the prevention and management of learner pregnancy in schools with stakeholders and education…

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