Kenya's Serene Haven school opens doors to teenage mothers - in pictures
Private school in central Kenya is welcoming pregnant teenagers, teenage mothers and their babies to ensure they have the chance to finish an education otherwise denied to them by stigma, logistics and lack of money
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Teenage mothers attend classes at the Serene Haven girls’ secondary school. Government figures show that about 13,000 pregnant girls drop out of education in Kenya each year
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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The school’s founder, Elizabeth Wanjiru, talks to mothers outside a dormitory
Photograph: Monicah Mwangi/Reuters
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Josephine Wanjiru, 19, collects laundry outside a dormitory at the school
Photograph: Monicah Mwangi/Reuters
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Teenage mothers select books from the school’s library
Photograph: Monicah Mwangi/Reuters
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A mother kisses her baby before leaving her with a volunteer matron
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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A mother breastfeeds in a dormitory during a tea break
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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Volunteer matron Lydia Wairimu takes care of babies while their mothers attend class
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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The school allows teenage mothers to live with their babies in dormitories, where they come to attend to them during breaks
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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A pregnant girl works on her assignment during her lunch break
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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Children’s clothes are hung out to dry outside the school
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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A mother plays with her baby during her lunch break
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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Social worker Susan Nyawira takes care of babies while their mothers are in class
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
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Mothers bathe their children in a dormitory at the school
Photograph: Monicah Mwangi/Reuters
