Child marriage violates many of their rights. As the marriage of girls before 18 years of age exposes them to serious health problems, As well as the psychological problems that married children suffer from, such as deprivation of education and enjoyment of childhood, their lack of parental tenderness and guidance, and their inability to bear the responsibility and consequences of marriage.
Child marriage under the age of 18
It is a particularly widespread problem in the Egyptian countryside due to the increase in poverty and ignorance in these areas. Some families in poor villages believe that the girl’s marriage is a cover and protection for her, but they did not expect the result of this act, which is the girl’s deprivation and deprivation of her childhood, In addition to living a life full of humiliation and cruelty, this is a fiction of her childhood.
Interviews and writing stories: Abeer Salahuddin, Scenery and photography: Muhammad Hisham, feather: Nermin Baha, design: melise Company, Landscape and photography assistant: Muhammad Adly and Tasneem Adel, field coordination: Mohamed Abdel Moneim and the employees of the General Administration for Women and the Ministry of Social Solidarity, general supervision: Magdy Helmy and Mina Ayman.
some of Girls stories about thier early mariage
” shaimaa “
A girl from Mansoura got married when she was 14 years old. She became from a child to a wife and mother of three children. Her husband married her while she was pregnant, and he did not spend on her, so Shaima came to get solidarity support and actually got it two years ago, but it stopped because it was proven that her husband He owns a car that he bought from selling her gold, currently Shaima’s husband is in prison and she does not want a divorce and is waiting for solidarity support.
” habiba “
Habiba, a girl from Minya, married her cousin at the age of 16 without a contract. After months, her husband traveled to Saudi Arabia while she was pregnant, but he died on the way, so Habiba’s uncle threw her clothes from the upper floor and expelled her from the house, so her father had to register her son in his name.
solutions of child mariage
Raising awareness from the media, newspapers and social media.
Social units in villages can play an important role in preventing girls from marrying before the legal age, because the head of the unit and its employees are aware of the situation and trends of families with girls at the age of 14, and they can involve the mothers and fathers of these families in awareness seminars against marriage Children are not only to listen to the clergy and doctors, but to hear the experiences and suffering of girls.
The problem of child marriage leads to dropping out of school in the early stages of education and violating her right to develop her abilities and skills.
It also exposes her to serious health problems due to pregnancy and premature birth
