Mohale’s Hoek, Oct. 11 — Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Bereng Seeiso, has urged young girls and women to invite God in all their plans for them to succeed in life.
Her Majesty noted this at an International Day of a Girl Child, at Bethel High School, which has been celebrated under the theme “Girls vision for the future,” noting she understands challenges facing them, one being dropping out of school, due to various reasons like unplanned pregnancy, and early childhood marriage.
She concluded by stating that education is the greatest weapon in delaying child marriage, and pleaded with boy and girls to attend school, as they are the future leaders of the country.
On the other hand, the Minister of Education and Training Honourable Ntoi Rapapa asserted poverty is another reason why girls marry at an early age, but noted that education policy states that all children should attend school, even though statistics show that 48% of girls drop out of school due to various mentioned by Her Majesty the Queen.