1. To raise the economic & social status
2. Gender bias promotes early marriage of
girls
3 Lack of education
4. Pressure from older members of the family
& community
5. Empowerment in family issue
6. Myths and misconceptions about early
marriage.
TWO THE EFFECT OF EARLY MARRIAGE
- Psychological
& emotional stress like forced
sexual relations, denial of freedom & personal development as household
chores now becomes property.
- Denial of personal development &
education.
- As girl children are still vulnerable
and submissive, they can be subject to the atrocities of domestic violence and
abandonment.
- Mental and emotional stress in girl
(bries is high because they are not old enough to cope with marital, maternal
or in-Law issues.
- Threat to contacting sexually
transmitted diseases increases when girl children are exposed to such an
environment.
- Barrenness may occur
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE ISSUE OF
EARLY MARRIAGE
- Poverty alleviation programme
- Increase assess to education
- Eliminating gender inequality
- Society for family health organization
& other N.G.Os to sensitize the society
- Government to supervise property the
MDG’s Goals
- Special programme on girls education to
be incorporated in the school curriculum.