Botswana: School fees and HIV/Aids

The Government of Botswana's decision to reinstate secondary school fees after a 20-year hiatus may have negative implications for the country's fight against HIV/AIDS. In the experience of other developing countries, the introduction of even modest school fees has led to falling enrollment, as the most vulnerable students drop out of school. Often parents pull girls out of school first, preferring to invest their limited resources in sons, who tend to attain higher salaries in the future.