Our Time to Sing & Play: Child Marriage in Nepal
- Video
- 2006
- 8m
Child marriage is a major problem in Nepal. Although the legal age for marriage is 20, girls as young as 12 are given--or sold--in marriage to men much, much older than they are, and often b... Read allChild marriage is a major problem in Nepal. Although the legal age for marriage is 20, girls as young as 12 are given--or sold--in marriage to men much, much older than they are, and often by age 13 or 14 have at least one child. In addition, many young girls are forced to do dif... Read allChild marriage is a major problem in Nepal. Although the legal age for marriage is 20, girls as young as 12 are given--or sold--in marriage to men much, much older than they are, and often by age 13 or 14 have at least one child. In addition, many young girls are forced to do difficult, manual labor in order to supplement their family's income, and as a result, many g... Read all