MTN hero: Linat Osman Kundaribuo championing sex education in Wa

Linat Osman Kundaribuo is MTN Heros of Change Season VI nominee making positive changes in her home town.
She is a 30-year old teacher and radio talk show host on W FM  in the Upper West region.
Linat runs the Teen Mum Project at Wa in the Upper West Region, with her own money and donations from well wishers.
Teen Mum goes from school to school educating girls on teenage sex and pregnancy, and also helps put girls who have given birth and feel life is over for them back in school.
According to Linat, some of the teen mothers have extreme cases of abuse at home and therefore run away to the streets so part of the work has been to restore them back to their families.
With the help of community leaders and the social welfare department, she has established a centre where teen mums and their children go and get food, clothes and training in beads making, soap making, sewing and other vocations.
Achievements
So far, Linat’s Teen Mum Project has been able to send over 41 teen mothers back to school, 27 are acquiring skills in soap , beads and dress making, 13 have been re-integrate with their families and Linat has established at least 10 teen groups in 10 schools with membership of over 40 each, and she dealt directly with over 170 teen in the area.
Challenges
The main challenges facing Teen Mum Project are the growing numbers and the financial demand it places on Linat; the stigmatization against teen mums up north, and inaccessible roads and transportation to the villages where teen mums are.
Future Plans
I have a land which I want to set up a school and training center with able professionals to help these teen mothers and their wards to get back on their feet and live a happy life.