more than a third of teenage girls from the bateyes get pregnant.unger sister keeps records of baby's weight. involving locals in the project is key says raquel as in these extra curricular literacy classes taught largely by young bateyes residents. these after school classes help bateyes children catch up with their education and reduce the drop out rate. adolescents who never had the opportunity to go to school learn to read and write. high illiteracy rates in the bateyes, more than three times the national average, have prevented residents from finding well paid jobs and feeling secure economically. the government, another partner in the project, is trying to break this vicious cycle through the provision of literacy classes for all. pedro castellanos, former director general of the president's office of special programs, says that these classes are open to everyone. daljit: he also emphasizes how crucial it is to eliminate this social exclusion for the benefit of the whole country. daljit: access to education for all, he says, is the key, an app