Students, Not Brides
When girls stay in school, instead of marrying early, the benefits are not theirs alone; their countries’ economies gain as well. That should be enough to make any government pay attention, yet only nine developing countries have developed national strategies to end child marriage.
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LONDON – A few weeks ago in Mozambique, 19-year-old Rosanna told me, “If I could give one message to other young girls, it would be to stay in education, and out of marriage.” She spoke from experience; Rosanna was a child bride, just like nearly half of all girls in her country.