An Unwanted Life
Forced Child Marriage
About Me
My name is Ashley and this flyer was created as part of a school project to inform people about forced child marriages. Scan this QR code to access my online flyer and links.
Forced child marriage is when one or both of the couple is forced to marry without consent under the age of 18.
Where and Who
- “3,000 cases were reported across 47 states in the span of just 2 years” (Alanen).
- According to Khalid Manzoor if trends continue more than 120 million girls will be married off before they turn 18, by 2030.
- according to Khalid Manzoor the number of girls and woman associated with forced child marriages globally reaches over 60 million.
- 1 in 3 girls are married off before 18, stated in Welcome to Girls Not Brides
- “In Pakistan 61% of the population of woman are married starting at age 15” (Nasrullah).
Effects
- Forced child marriage slows down the overall development of the girls and increases the risk of abuse and violence from the male to the young women.
- It also limits resources, social skills and mobility (Manzoor).
- Young girls are forced into rapid repeated child birth, meaning the girl must have a child as soon as 24 months after their last one, explains Nasrullah.
Girls Not Brides
This is a website hoping to educate the outside world to the statistics and hardships of girls in forced child marriages.