Child Marriages: How to Fight This Plague? | Radio Okapi

Child marriages, both early and forced, are common in many villages across the DRC, with 30% of girls marrying before age 18. Economic hardship, lack of education, early pregnancies, insecurity, and gender inequalities drive this phenomenon, which violates girls' rights and endangers their safety and personal development. The provincial gender minister of Kasaï-Central, Aimerance Kalubi, has raised awareness among schoolgirls about early marriage, while Jody Daniel Nkashama discussed prevention measures with experts including Lieutenant-colonel Placide Kabeya, Ruth Kabedi, and Éric Luangu.