Early marriages is a trending issue affecting all parts of the world. Several meetings and conferences have been held in an effort to address the global challenge. It is associated with different reasons as to why the practice is rapidly increasing, efforts are being made to reduce the number of cases at national and continental levels.
These early marriages are often as a result of poverty, lack of information on early marriages, teenage pregnancies among other factors. Young girls are victims of what ever outcome relating to the marriage. “A child is anyone below the age of a young human below the age of puberty or below the age of majority” Oxford dictionary. Children are not mature enough to make responsinleIt’s important for parents and guardian to be aware of the effects of child marriage because the victim usually have little or no say. Education serves as a weapon to protect the female future leader, re-entry policy is an advantage, each one has a role to play for our granddaughter, daughter, sister, niece and cousin. Reporting all forms of child marriage in both rural and urban areas can help reduce on the number of cases reported everyday. Child marriage can be a past story if everyone gets involved, you can help save a the girl child by advocating for the girls.
Some of the effects of child marriage are teenage pregnancies that results in rapid population increase, increase in martenal death because the girl’s body is not fully developed for reproduction, discrimination from peers to mention a few.
It’s important to work together and save tomorrow’s leader by saying NO to Child marriage. Girls are not brides.