Central African Republic has the highest rate of boy grooms, followed by Nicaragua, Madagascar, Nauru and Honduras
One in 30 young men were married as children, according to the first UN analysis of child marriage rates among boys.
Around 115 million boys and men around the world were married before they turned 18, according to Unicef, which warned the issue is often overlooked.
Continue reading...A visit to the world’s fifth poorest country has shown me that battling early and forced marriage begins with communities
Islam, for me, is a way of life and the core of my world. As a Muslim woman I have always been encouraged to be who I want to be.
I get frustrated when people say: “Why do you wear a hijab? Isn’t that a sign of women’s oppression?” I choose to wear a hijab; I choose to be an educated and liberated woman and I choose to follow Islam.
Continue reading...Married off at 13, Maureen lost her education and her health. Her plight is common in a country racked by economic turmoil
The end of Maureen’s days at a primary school in north-eastern Zimbabwe marked the beginning of her life as a wife.
At 13, the brightest student in her class in Mudzi, Mashonaland, she was married to a man three times her age.
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