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To: sea_urchin who wrote (19465)11/19/2003 6:15:44 PM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82254
 
What African girls learn at school.

news.bbc.co.uk

>>>Two thirds of those affected by HIV and Aids in sub-Saharan Africa are women between 15 and 25 years old.

And one of the crucial reasons for this rise is the number of teachers having sex with their pupils, researchers say.

"If you go to any school within the southern African region you will hear the same story from the girls," Zimbabwean academic Pamela Machakanja told BBC World Service's Africa Live! programme.

Ms Machakanja added that the problem went right to the top in many of Africa's schools.

"Most of the perpetrators are head teachers," she said.

"Teachers are versatile" <<<

That's for sure.