Too Young To Be A Bride? More Countries Aim To Curb Child Marriage
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Michael Holtz
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ICRW’s Ann Warner, Senior Gender and Youth Specialist, spoke to the Christian Science Monitor about the root cause of child marriage, and the consequences of this harmful practice that lead to chronic poverty at the community level and into the next generation.
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