Counting down to the IWD2025 our commitment to stand up ForAllWomenandGirls to achieve GenderEquality is firmer,let us remember teenage mothers,who face stigma, rejection, and lost opportunities. Many are victims of violence, forced to drop out of school, and left to struggle alone.But being a teenage mother is not the end our committment is to help one childmother at a time, Empowering a teenage mother is empowering the next generation. Let us break the cycle of shame and rejection and invest in policies that support young mothers’ education, in safe spaces where they can heal, and in economic opportunities that restore their independence.