The agriculture sector is the backbone of Tanzania’s economy, contributing to 30 percent of the national gross domestic product and employing more than 67 percent of the population. But while agriculture may be the key to Tanzania’s sustainable economic development, it is the country’s growing youth population that holds Tanzania’s future in their hands.

Photos of an eight-year-old Tanzanian girl's one-and-a-half hour trek to school, avoiding snakes, traffic, trains and potential kidnappers.

Tackling the taboo of mothers returning to school, say campaigners, will reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies