It's My Life - Girls Say No to Child Marriage in Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa around 7 million girls live as child brides. The causes of child marriage are common across Africa. Parents marry off their daughters due to poverty or out of fear for their safety. Tradition and the stigma of straying from tradition perpetuate child marriage in many communities. Crucially, gender inequality and the low value placed on girls underlie the practice.

Plan International works to prevent child marriages by implementing various programmes in Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Through the creation of children's groups, girls learn more about their rights and the negative aspects of marrying early. Working with communities, families, village chiefs and governments, Plan International highlights the value of educating girls instead of forcing them into an early marriage:

https://plan-international.org/child-marriage