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Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines

teen mother and child Source: Jonas Gratzer-LightRocket via Getty Images

Brave Foundation's Bernadette Black was only 16 years old when she first became pregnant, back then she promised herself three things, to be a good mother, complete her education and write a book to help and encourage others in a similar situation. Bernadette Black has accomplished all three and then some. She has set up a support network for expecting and parenting teens teens, the Brave Foundation.


This coming 2018, the Brave Foundation with Department of Social Services will trial a new initiative Supporting Expecting and Parenting Teens (SEPT)

Brave Foundation's founder and CEO Bernadette Black tells us more 


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