Susan was a teenager attending school with dreams of becoming a nurse. Then she got pregnant.

Everyone deserves the freedom to decide whether and when to become pregnant. When people don’t have access to contraception and accurate information on family planning, they have less control over their lives and futures. But of the 923 million people in low- and middle-income countries who want to avoid pregnancy, 218 million lack access to modern contraceptive methods due to barriers like cost, limited services, misinformation, provider bias, and gender inequality.

Yotse got pregnant when she was 15. Her story is not unique. An average of 61 teenagers become pregnant every day in Bolivia.

Chinsinsi represents millions of girls in Malawi, where the teenage pregnancy rate is 29%—one of the highest in the Southern Africa sub-region

The girls featured in these stories are children struggling to raise children of their own. Each one of them is a portrait of resilience.

At age 14, Nur Aini was in school, working toward her dream of becoming a teacher. Then she got pregnant.

Girls deserve the right to choose their own path in life. That’s why we tackle the interrelated factors of child marriage, teenage pregnancy, and school dropout.