{"id":12146,"date":"2011-12-13T05:46:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T05:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/zille%e2%80%99s-teen-bursaries-slammed-report\/"},"modified":"2011-12-13T05:46:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T05:46:40","slug":"zilles-teen-bursaries-slammed-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/13\/zilles-teen-bursaries-slammed-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Zille\u2019s teen bursaries slammed &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"86.5\">\n<div readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/polopoly_fs\/copy-of-helen-zille-nov-9-1.1185917!\/image\/1415135846.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/box_300\/1415135846.jpg\" alt=\"Copy of Helen Zille nov 9\" title=\"\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p>INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS<\/p>\n<p>NGOs have slammed Helen Zille for awarding bursaries to teenage girls who did not fall pregnant while at school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has awarded bursaries to teenage girls who had not fallen pregnant while at school but NGOs have slammed the initiative, a report has said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Cape Times, 14 girls enrolled in tertiary institutions received the bursaries worth R10 000 each as part of the Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Project.<\/p>\n<p>The youngsters were reportedly chosen during 2010 using criteria established by the Human Rights Support Directorate in Zille\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>The Cape Times reported that when handing over the bursaries, Zille had said the girls were role models for their exemplary behaviour and good academic performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing government could do for these learners is give them opportunities. Government is always looking after people who are in conflict with the law. Here, we have girls who are doing what is right and deserve a chance in life,\u201d Zille was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>She said the message her office was sending to the girls was that they should not fall pregnant before they had received an education. \u201cThis is crucial for your own life as well as your child\u2019s. There is also a chance of you trapping yourself and your child in poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf girls are empowered with an education, they won\u2019t have to depend on abusive men, they could make sensible choices and raise children properly and give them a serious chance in life,\u201d said Zille.<\/p>\n<p>But Molo Songololo director Patric Solomons said he was concerned about the awards because the responsibility was placed on teenage girls when the issues in their communities and homes were much larger, the Cape Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are confronted with a whole lot of social pressures. This can further marginalise girls and put extra pressure on them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said Zille should launch a programme targeting older men who exploited teenage girls for sex.<\/p>\n<p>Childline\u2019s Wynberg area manager, Cheryl Morilly, said Zille\u2019s award didn\u2019t address why teenage girls became pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we found in schools was that (among pupils) there seemed to be a lack of respect for each other, even for teachers. These are the things that need to be addressed, along with sexual harassment of girls (at school),\u201d Morilly told the Cape Times. &#8211; IOL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"25\">\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:17am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:16am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:08am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:07am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:07am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:07am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:04am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:10am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:10am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:10am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>09:00am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:58am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Great idea, Helen.,<\/strong> wrote<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>08:47am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:53am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:46am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:45am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:50am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:43am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:43am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>08:49am on 13 December 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/zille-s-teen-bursaries-slammed-report-1.1197331\" title=\"Zille\u2019s teen bursaries slammed - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zille\u2019s teen bursaries slammed &#8211; report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS NGOs have slammed Helen Zille for awarding bursaries to teenage girls who did not fall pregnant while at school. Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has awarded bursaries to teenage girls who had not fallen pregnant while at school but NGOs have slammed the initiative, a report has said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zille\u2019s teen bursaries slammed - report - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/13\/zilles-teen-bursaries-slammed-report\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Zille\u2019s teen bursaries slammed - report - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS NGOs have slammed Helen Zille for awarding bursaries to teenage girls who did not fall pregnant while at school. 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