Abstract: Teenage pregnancy remains a significant social, developmental, and pastoral challenge affecting adolescents in Kenya. The problem is particularly pronounced in Kisumu County and the wider Nyanza region, where high rates of teenage pregnancy continue to undermine educational attainment, family stability, and socioeconomic development. Within this context, the Mothers’ Union (M.U.) of the Anglican Church of Kenya (A.C.K.), Diocese of Maseno South, has played an important role in addressing teenage pregnancy through faith-based and community-centered interventions. This study examined the theological principles guiding the Mothers’ Union’s approach to mitigating teenage pregnancy within the  Diocese of Maseno South. The study adopted a descriptive case study design and employed a qualitative research approach. Purposive sampling was used to select participants comprising Mothers’ Union diocesan and parish leaders, clergy, adolescent girls aged 13–15 years, and Mothers’ Union members drawn from Diemo and Greater Kisumu parishes. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, and were analyzed thematically to identify recurring patterns, meanings, and perspectives relevant to the study objectives. The findings revealed that the Mothers’ Union relies predominantly on biblical teachings emphasizing sexual purity and abstinence to shape adolescent sexual behaviour. The study contributes to scholarship on church-based responses to teenage pregnancy by integrating theological and gender perspectives and offers insights for developing more inclusive, contextually relevant, and gender-sensitive interventions within faith communities.

Abstract: This study was carried out in Ifakara town council in Morogoro region Tanzania, to explore challenges faced by teenage mothers upon returning to school as mothers and students in public secondary school settings in Tanzania. The study was qualitative in nature and employed phenomenological research design because it is wholly focused on understanding the experiences of others. The study used an interpretative phenomenological research design to explore the challenges faced by teenage mother students in public ordinary secondary schools where interview and focus group discussion were employed. The findings of the study revealed that; teenage mothers experience a number of challenges, including increased burden of responsibilities, time management, insufficient physical, and moral support from peers and teachers at school, family, and society as well as financial challenges. This situation has resulted into a failure to achieve their desired goals and expectations and hence has led to poverty. The study recommends that: The government should find a way to allocate the teenage mothers in boarding secondary; Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, through Secondary Education quality Improvement Program should extend the support to reach as many as possible teenage mothers to not only finance their education but also their individual needs; NGOs which are dedicated to help teenage mothers to collaborate with the ministry of education to create awareness to the society through school visits and the use of radio, televisions, and other social media to eliminate stigmatization of the teenage mothers at the family, school, and society level.