Child Marriage Threatens Future of CAR Refugees in Cameroon

Because they can't afford school fees, many parents end up sending their sons to work, and forcing their daughters to marry.

Koulsoumi, 14, fled violence in the Central African Republic last year and sought refuge with a host family in east Cameroon on October 31, 2016.

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