Some of the most inspiring figures in his life are women, writes Olajide Omojarabi, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Zaria in Nigeria, yet it is a disturbing fact that issues of child marriage and violence towards women are still topics of debate. I recently caught a glimpse of an accident scene. It was a bright …
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On Valentine’s day this year, Malawi’s national assembly passed a bill that called for the Constitution to raise the marriage age with parental consent from 15 to 18 years. Chimwemwe Manyozo, 27, a Correspondent from Lilongwe, Malawi, reports that the news was received with excitement, especially from activists and youth. One of the leaders in the fight …
Child marriage is a problem that has persisted in spite of continuous struggle to eliminate it from society, writes Jamila Haruna, 25, a Correspondent from Kaduna state, Nigeria, who describes the system that forces young girls into becoming wives and mothers. A Global Citizen record shows that at least one girl gets married off every two seconds, …