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Malawi: Country Is 12th Highest for Child, Early and Forced Marriages in the World
Nyasa Times, 8 December 2021
The First Lady Monica Chakwera has disclosed that Malawi ranks 12th highest contributor of child, early and forced marriages across the globe, with 42 percent of girls getting… Read more »
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Africa: We Are the Generation That Can End Child Marriage
UNFPA, 14 October 2021
Blog by Dr. Bannet Ndyanabangi, Regional Director a.i. Read more »
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Malawi: Traditional Leader Orders Chiefs to Dissolve Lockdown Child Marriages
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 26 August 2020
Theresa Kachindamoto said an increase in the illegal practice as well as teen pregnancies during the pandemic had spurred her renewed push to save child brides Read more »
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Malawi: Girls Rescued From Child Marriage
Malawi News Agency, 1 July 2020
At least 21 under 18-year-old girls are said to have been rescued from forced and early marriages in the area of Inkosi Mkukula in Dowa district. Read more »
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Malawi: Machinga Council in Door to Door Child Marriage Sweeping Exercise
Malawi News Agency, 17 August 2020
Machinga District Council on Friday started a door to door campaign on families that have tolerated child marriages in Paramount Chief Kawinga and Senior Chief Chamba's areas to… Read more »
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Malawi: Over 300 Children Withdrawn From Child Marriages in Mzimba South
Malawi News Agency, 7 October 2020
M'mbelwa District Council has withdrawn 363 children from early marriages out of the 380 verified marriages in the district. Read more »
Call For Action As Child Marriage In Malawi Increases
Malawi ranks as the 12th highest in the world for early and forced marriages, with 42% of girls getting married before reaching the age of 18, First Lady Monica Chakwera has said. Speaking during the opening of the National Girls Education Symposium in Lilongwe, Chakwera expressed disappointment with the rating, stressing the need for all stakeholders to collaborate in addressing the problem.
The number of girls who marry before their 15th birthday has remained unchanged for 20 years in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with nearly four in 10 girls married before age 18.
In multiple countries across Africa, customary and religious laws have been found to uphold practices that discriminate against women and undermine gender equality. Customary and religious laws have been linked to high rates of child marriage, decreased female autonomy, and limited access to justice for women and girls.
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Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has responded to the demands by the nation's women for harsher penalties against the entrenched culture of sexual violence. He has directed the ... Read more »
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In light of a national campaign in Sierra Leone to reduce child marriages and teenage pregnancies, President Julius Maada Bio's has acknowledged that his government senselessly ... Read more »
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In multiple countries, customary and religious laws have been found to uphold practices that discriminate against women and undermine gender equality. Customary and ... Read more »
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Mwanza Salima, one of Malawi's female chiefs promotes girls' education and has used her authority to eliminate harmful cultural practices, including child marriage. One practice ... Read more »
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A number of charities are working with the government, local communities and village chiefs to get young women, many of them underage brides, back to school. According to UNICEF, ... Read more »
Child marriage remains a problem across Africa (file photo).
