They suffer in silence! The everyday struggles of teen mothers, Thies, Senegal

This research paper addresses the issue of teen mothers and their decision towards education after giving birth. The paper examines the decisions of the teen mothers and how they decide whether to resume or drop out of the schools. I interviewed eight (8) teen mothers, both those who resumed and those who dropped out. Though the sample is small, I had the privilege to engage with them in a conversation to receive their lived experiences and emotions about being a teen and mother. The study closely examines the teen mothers in the city of Thies, Senegal. This study investigates different issues regarding teen motherhood in Thies and how these issues (re)shape the lived experiences of the teen mothers. The study uses qualitative methods to investigate the phenomenon. The result of the study shows different levels and degrees of support, exclusion, and stigmatization that teen mothers experience in the city of Thies in Senegal.