Early marriage is any marriage entered into before one reaches the legal age of 18 though both boys and girls could marry early.it does not only puts a stop to girls' hope and dreams but also hampers efforts toward poverty and achieving economic growth and equity.

            Child marriage kills more than 60 girls a day and 22,000 girls a year and another estimation says that Niger has the highest child marriage rate in the world. According to recent data, in this West African country, 75 percent of girls aged under 18 were married, with 36 percent of them being younger than 15 years old. And Pakistan has the 6th highest number of girls married before the age of 18 in the world.

            Child marriage is prevalent due to several reasons including deeply entrenched traditions and customs, poverty, lack of awareness and access to education, and lack of security. So we must prevent child marriage in our society.

 

 

By: Mahtab Peerbaksh

The writer is a student at bright future Academy Absor

Turbat Kech Balochistan