CHILD/EARLY AND FORCED
MARRIAGE
Group: 4
[Link] October 2030
Objectives
01 Define Child Marriage
02 Out Cause of Child
Marriage
03 Examine the Consequences of Child
Marriage
W h o i s a c hild
A child is defined as:
““any person below the age of 18 years “
WHAT IS CHILD MARRIAGE? WHAT IS FORCED
Article 1 of the convention MARRIAGE?
on the rights of the child
define child/early marriage it is defined as a
as any marriage of a child marriage conduct
younger than 18 years old. without the ballot
wild child marriage affect consent of one or both
both sexes, girls are parties.
affected most by this
practice
Child/Forced Marriage
01 02 03
Even if a child
appears to give their Children involved will
These marriages will
consent, it is usually usually lack the
understood that ordinarily involve force,
capacity to give the full
anyone under the age pressure or coercion consent
18 is not able to make
a fully informed
choice on marriage
Why Does Child Marriage Occur?
Poverty prevalence is considered to be one of the major causes
of child marriage because.
Young girls are regarded as an economic burden and her
marriage to a much older man is believe benefit the child and
her family both financially and socially
in communities where child marriage is practice, married is
regarded as a transaction, often representing a significant
economic activity for a family.
Why Does Child Married Occur
the desire of the family to ensure that a girl is a virgin and
01 the time of marriage especially in communities that
consider it a virtue for a woman to be a married as a virgin
in some communities, Young girls are encourage to Marry
02 older men with the expectation that an he would act as a
guardian against inappropriate behavior like extra material
sex
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The child bride is not physically and sexually mature at
the time marriage
Child brides or likely to become pregnant at an early
age yet there is a strong correlation between the age of
mother and maternal mortality.
equences of Child and Forced Marri
Cons age
Child brides may also suffer vulnerability to
HIV/AIDS,since
their older husbands May already be infected from
previous sexual encounters.
Owing to their age, do young girls may be unable to
negotiate issues around the use of contraception and
condoms that would protect them against HIV infection
Consequences of Owing to there early age girls are unable to
Child and Forced demand fidelity from their husband
Marriage
In some FGM practicing communities
FGM is carried out at puberty and then marriages
are arranged immediately after
She may suffer severe health consequences owing to sexual
activity
with her husband at an early age
Role of Education in Addressing
Child and Forced Marriage
providing education to the girl Child is the
best way of addressing this problem
they should be encourage to remain in school
improving access to education and eliminating gender
gaps
Conclusions
The Innovative Women Teacher Should
intervene by focusing on issues that:
encourage the girls who are already in school do you stay in school
Proactively address the matters that may
lead them to being victims of child/ forced marriage
THANK YOU! [Link]
By Olivia Wilson October 2030