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Girls Not Brides | “There was no more money. There was only bread and tea for weeks. There was so m

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Girls Not Brides for End Child Marriage

“There was no more money. There was only bread and tea for weeks. There was so much hunger, and so many children.

And so the couple agreed to let the man wed their youngest daughter, for a dowry payment they desperately needed in order to feed the rest of their children.

The bride was just 3 years old.”

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