teen mothers are allowed to continue their education at the centre location nearest to them for at least one school term and then return to the formal school system after the birth of their babies to survive with my children i work in peoples gardens for rwandan francs about a day or wash peoples clothes compared with adolescent mothers not participating in the centre s programme the rate of repeat pregnancies has been lower among girls in the programme and more girls have continued their education including sitting exams and reentry into the formal education system the more successful interventions have promoted gender equality helped keep girls in school or reduced poverty and the economic incentives for child marriages among the most disadvantaged segments of society blum et al developed by the institute for reproductive health and implemented in rwanda in conjunction with catholic relief services the project increased knowledge and improved childparent communications about sexuality and gender roles