The Tragic Cost of Child Marriage.
by Julie
Polter
The young schoolgirl is in the front row of the dusty auditorium. Her She lives in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, where 50 percent of girls Motivations for child marriage vary from region to region, and include The cruel irony is that child marriage holds back entire communities in The most tragic cost of child marriage is in lives lost. Girls between Risk for HIV infection is also higher among young girls than older The pervasive negative ripple effects of child marriage are recognized But in extremely poor countries, such local efforts can only be Women, girls, and even many men in areas where child marriage is common To improve the U.S. government’s targeting and allocation of aid in the Julie Polter is an associate editor of Sojourners. She |
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