Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:01:29 +0000 By ANNIE ZULU THE rate of early marriages in Zambia has reduced from 42% to 31.4%, Minister of Gender Victoria Kalima has said. Ms Kalima attributed the reduction to interventions implemented and supported by many stakeholders including Government, CSOs, donors and the private sector, among other. She said despite the decrease in the number of child marriages in Zambia, much needed to be done by all stakeholder. The Minister was speaking in Chipata at a workshop on ending child marriage organised by The Madzimawe Foundation. “In Zambia, and in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, child marriage has continued to be a very serious problem. Until recently, Zambia had one of the highest prevalence of child marriage which stood at 42%. “Although the rate has dropped to 31.4% due to interventions implemented and supported by stakeholders, it still remains very high and more needs to be done,” Ms Kalima […]
