CHILD SPACING

Often,couples of Mujulu village have children immediately after they are married.Infact,many women get married because they are already pregnant.young couples may be anxious to have children,but by having children immediately,the husbands and wives may give themselves  heavy responsibilities before they are ready to meet them.Having experienced this problem,SINGI CBO was invited to provide advice,."The decision of how many children to have and when to have them should be discussed and shared by the husband and wife together.Their primary goal should be ensure that they will be able to meet the basic needs-food,health,affection,education,housing-all of thier family.They also should consider their expectations and hopes for the future.for example,what standard of living they hope to achieve.Individual goals are also important.It is very important that young people make these decisions for themselves,based on careful thinking and good information of course,they may wish to discuss important decisions with their relatives,other members of the community or social workers. 

Location: , BUSIA, KENYA