CHARITY
Child marriage is defined as the marriage of a child before they reach the age of 18. It refers to both formal marriage and an informal marriage in which the child has to live with an adult as if they are married. The region of South Asia has the highest rate of child marriages in the world. Almost half (45%) of all women aged 20-24 years reported being married before the age of 18. Almost one in five girls (17%) are married before the age of 15. These are worrying and terrifying statistics as child marriages put children in places of high risk, violation and abuse. Child marriage is the result of the interplay of economic and social forces. In communities where the practice is prevalent, marrying a girl as a child is part of a cluster of social norms and attitudes that reflect the low value accorded to the human rights of girls.
There are many ways to fight child marriages and many organizations are working tirelessly to reduce child marriages and to stop them. The most impactful ways include educating girls, empowering girls, rallying the community to stand up for women rights, providing girls and their families with income opportunities and petitioning government to make laws to stop child marriages. For these steps to be successful free donation is essential so that girls can be educated and empowered so that they can stand for their rights and fight of this oppression. These donations are for child support so that the children can stand on their fight and not fall victim to people after them for marriage.
Charities in Cameroon are also working tirelessly to raise funds for the education and empowerment of such children. As when a girl is empowered and focused on getting education, she has life goals which she wants to achieve and hence she is a stronger independent woman who can fight off the people looking for her hand at an early age. You can make online donations, so that you can also have a role in fighting of child marriages. Furthermore, there is also an orphanage in Cameroon which is giving shelter to such children who are a victim of such marriages. If someone wants to fight child marriages, then they should join the rally as soon as possible as it is a heinous act which needs to be stopped as soon as possible.
Education plays a critical role in keeping girls safe from child marriage. In fact, the longer a girl stays in school, the less likely she is to be married before age 18 and have children during her teenage years. In addition, education ensures girls acquire the skills and knowledge to find employment and a means to support their families. This can help break the cycle of poverty and prevent child marriages that occur as a result of extreme poverty and/or financial gain. Every girl has the right to decide her own future, but not every girl knows this – that’s why empowering girls is so crucial to ending child marriage.
