Child marriages rampant in farm compounds

Child marriages have become rampant in farming compounds where desperate parents are trading children for material goods, Zvimba district development co-ordinator Desmond Gumbochuma said.

The Population Solutions for Health, together with the Swedish embassy, on Friday launched a campaign to stop child marriages under the theme Give Me a Chance, I’m a Child, Not a Bride.

Speaking at Matoranhembe High School during the launch, Gumbochuma said economic and cultural challenges were fuelling cases of child marriages in farming compounds.

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