End Child Marriage
“My name is Sadia and I was a child bride. I have lived all my life in a small village in Bangladesh. I was married at 14. My husband, Sumon, is four years older. Together we have a daughter, Habiba”
Five days after Sadia left school, it was brought to her knowledge that her family had arranged a marriage for her.
“I was very scared. I was nervous about what to expect – especially about my in-laws. How would I relate to them? What would they expect from me?” said Sadia.
Sadia was drowned in sorrow that she could do nothing but cry for days thinking about her unfortunate fate. Months after her marriage, she found out that she was 3 and a half months pregnant. Being a child and not knowing anything about pregnancy made Sadia’s pregnancy days a lot harder than it should have been.
“I felt completely helpless. I was just a child! I knew nothing of the duties as a mother, how would I do this? What if I did not love my child enough?” Sadia added.
During childbirth, Sadia was warned about the risk of losing her child and her own life, but that didn’t stop her from anything. But at the end of the end, both mother and child were saved. Sadia sacrificed her freedom, happiness and also education in order to please the people around her.
????: Plan International Uk
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