A reporter shares her own personal experience with almost being married off at age 16 as well as the larger experiences and trauma experienced by child brides in Bangladesh. ...
This video explains how poverty, natural disasters and inaction from the government leads to child marriage as a “survival strategy” for various families in Bangladesh. It also discusses how some local officials go against government laws and facilitate early marriages by accepting bribes or fake...
From the Human Rights Watch, this video includes interviews with girls of age 15 and younger who got married in Nepal. Societal structures and thinking that contribute to child marriages are also discussed. ...
This is the story of Radhika, a young Nepali girl who dropped out of school and gave up her dreams of being a nurse at 16 due to an arranged marriage. She is having her first baby at 17 after people around her told her not to use contraception. ...
This is the story of Mina, a Pakistani girl who got married at a very young age and had her first child at 16. This story reflects the toll early marriage takes on a girl’s education, body and mental health and how the limited opportunities for education lead to difficulties in finding jobs in the...
This video focuses on Pooja, a woman who was forced into marriage at just 13 years old. She recounts her trauma and the treatment she received in marriage. ...
A host talks to various school girls in Malda, West Bengal, India about the pressures they face and the trauma they experienced from being married off so early. This video includes interviews with a school headmaster who tries to prevent child marriage in this town, a District Child Protection...
This video shares the experience of a girl that was forced to marry, but tried to evade it and how the community responded to her. UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles explains how the European Commission supports UNICEF programmes that help end child marriage and aid families who do not want their...