Motherhood is a Dangerous Profession for Girls and Women

Young girls learn how to be mothers and homemakers early.  They learn to carry water.  They learn to fetch firewood.  They learn to grind cassava roots into flour.  Of course, they learn to carry everything on their heads, too.  

Girls have fewer choices than boys.  Girls dropout of secondary school at a much higher rate than the boys.  Typically, many boys may even attend and finish secondary school.

Also, girls are more likely to die due to their chosen profession of motherhood.  One out of thirteen women die during childbirth in the Congo.  That rate is higher in rural bush areas like Bulape.