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“If only I knew that there were services such as Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, I could not have fallen pregnant while I was still at school,” Faith Buyamba, a youth based in Kitwe, on the Copper belt province believes. Faith Faith who fell pregnant at the age of 17, recalls that after missing her menstrual periods ,she decided to go for a pregnancy test but because of the way she was treated by some healthcare providers she opted to abort, after being advised by her friends but did not succeed. “I went to do a pregnancy test, because I wanted to be sure whether I was pregnant or not after missing my periods.  However, I was afraid to go to the nearby health facility because there were a lot of people I knew who were so close to my mum. So I was afraid that if I went there they could tell my mother that I was pregnant knowing how tough she is. “I decided to do a pregnant test from some health workers who were offering services within my community during their community outrea

Upon reaching   Mununshi village ,30 minutes past midnight,  during my second visit to  Mwansabombwe District of Luapula province, I noticed that the village was not as dark and as scary as it used to be, during my previous visits some years back . Although it was late in the night, I could see from a distance, some houses looking lit , compared to my past visits ,when the village was ill-lighted and the  only light one could see was that from the motor vehicles' headlights  and cyclists riding at that time of the hour. Picture for illustration purpose  Mununshi village which is one of the wards in Mwansabobwe Constituency is situated in valley of Luapula River which is the home of Umutomboko traditional ceremony of the Lunda speaking people. Going by nature of economic activities taking place in the area, the  impact of the Rural Electrification  Authority-REA's project dubbed Mununshi Grid Extension Project are too visible and self explanatory for people visiting the area for