Naikarra, Kenya — "I woke up one morning, and my father told me that we were poor and needed money," said Faith, describing the moment she learned she was engaged. She was 11 years old at the time.
Her father explained that an elder in their village, in Kenya's Narok County, would marry her and pay a bride price, which would alleviate some of the family's financial hardship.
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