Girls give up a lot when they are forced into marriage.
A video produced by UNICEF highlights how different life is for a child bride as compared to a girl who can access an education.
The PSA — which focuses on child brides in Chad — begins with a girl who died during childbirth. It follows the girl’s life in reverse, reliving each step that preceded her death, before revealing how her life could have unfolded, had she avoided marriageand gone to school instead.
It ends with the girl happily attending class and meeting new friends.
“Girls who are married before their 18th birthdays are not only denied their childhood, but are often socially isolated and subjected to violence and limited opportunities for education and employment,” Bruno Maes, UNICEF representative in Chad, said, according to the organization. The humanitarian group notes that, in Chad, a girl is more likely to die giving birth than to attend secondary school.
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Tags: child brides, child exploitation, Child Marriage, Child Marriage Act, forced, forced marriage, halo project, UNICEF
