
Early Childhood Marriages in Malawi
Malawi is one of the countries that has been leading in early child marriages in the past years,...
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Malawi is one of the countries that has been leading in early child marriages in the past years,...
Read MoreEarly marriages and pregnancies are common among schoolgirls in Malawi. According to the report by UNICEF,
about 46 percent of girls are married before the age of 18, and 9 percent before the age of 15. Usually in countries like Malawi the main drivers of child marriage are poverty, cultural and religious traditions, and peer pressure.
Read more:Traditional Leaders: Leading from the Front in Combating Early Marriages.