Guatemala-28th Session November 2017-Adolescent pregnancy

Para 78) The Ministry of Education is implementing an internal road map for dealing comprehensively with pregnancies in girls under the age of 14, which begins with the process of identifying and responding to cases detected in the national education system. Para 79) The measures available to support the return to education of pregnant girls include the “Me Supero” (I Am Bettering Myself) programme, which finds pregnant girls and provides them with support in the form of school and out-of-school education programmes at various educational levels, with an inclusive and culturally and linguistically appropriate approach in order to ensure that they stay in school and continue and complete their studies. Para 84) The Counsel General’s Office for Children and Adolescents has handled the following processes for protection measures for vulnerable children and adolescents: 11,446 processes in 2020, 18,165 in 2021 and 9,462 between January and May 2022. The Office carried out 118 rescues of pregnant girls in 2017, 156 in 2018, 119 in 2019, 50 in 2020, 47 in 2021 and 24 from January to May 2022.