IT appears that even though there has been sustained programmes to fight the retrogressive practice of marrying off young girls, there are still areas where it is still rife.Those who have continued to marry off their girl-children do not realise the harm they are doing to the health and general well-being of their children.Society therefore must not relent in its fight to end this evil practice done under the guise of traditional customs. It is a harmful practice that has no place in modern society.It is in this vein that we commend the Non-Governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) that has retrieved over 300 girls from child marriages in Kapiri-Mposhi.NGOCC board secretary, Patricia Mukumbuta has said the organisation is stepping up its efforts in ensuring more girl-children were retrieved from early marriages and taken back to school.Those families who want to destroy the future of their girl-children by marrying them off, often times for monetary gain, […]
STOP CHILD MARRIAGES
