Tanzania’s Child Marriages Now Rampant
THE Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elder and Children is set to amend the marriage law to curb child marriages which are becoming rampant. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday before wrapping up budget estimates for her ministry, the Minister of Health Ummy Mwalimu said they are planning to amend the Marriage Act of 1971 […]
Zimbabwe must criminalise child marriages says Chief Mutasa
Child marriage remains widespread in rural areas, disproportionately affecting girls and endangering their lives and livelihoods Former magistrate and current Chief Mutasa has said the constitutional edict outlawing the marriage of girls under 18 was an “empty threat” until there is criminal sanction at law. Child marriage remains widespread in rural areas, disproportionately affecting girls […]
Malawi’s Chief Kachindamoto has broken up 850 child marriages in three years, and banned sexual initiations of girls
The mild-mannered woman who zips around a farmhouse packed with knick-knacks and insists her guests eat a meal before any introductions, presents a character at odds with her fearsome reputation of being Malawi’s top marriage terminator. Thirteen years ago, Theresa Kachindamoto could not have conceived of ever leaving her job of 27 years as a […]
Malawi Chief, Theresa Kachindamoto Terminates 850 Child Marriages
The mild-mannered woman who zips around a farmhouse packed with knick-knacks and insists her guests eat a meal before any introductions, presents a character at odds with her fearsome reputation of being Malawi’s top marriage terminator. Thirteen years ago, Theresa Kachindamoto could not have conceived of ever leaving her job of 27 years as a […]
