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EDITOR’S NOTE
TRADITIONAL LEADERS: LEADING FROM THE FRONT IN COMBATING EARLY MARRIAGES.
Early 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.
