Child Marriage: A Global Crisis Impacting Young Girls
Imagine yourself in a white dress at the altar, with a long veil and a bouquet made with seven roses and three daisies on a stick in pastel tones, with all your family proudly looking at you. Now imagine you are 11 years old.
The statistics of child marriage are truly horrific:
- 117 nations allow children to marry.
- In some countries, girls under the age of seven get married. Can you imagine that?
- In Afghanistan, a six-year-old named Aisha married a 53-year-old.
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