Child Marriages

Child marriage is a very common thing to find in Bihar, India. Most of girls don't want to get married, they a want to continue their studies. Most Girls are married in their teens and move in with their in-laws after puberty , and are pressured to have children. It is a norm to get married young and it would take a lot of courage to say no, but that is what Rekha Kumari did. She found  Path Finder International an organisation  that helps young girls learn about there reproductive organs and how to be a good wife. Rekha Kumari didn't want to get married so soon, she wanted to continue her studies, but she needed the money. So she tutors 20 children and makes about 10 dollars a month. Young girls are pressured from family and neighbors. Kalawati Kumari's  marriage was arraigned when she was only 11. At 19 she is a wife and a mother of one. She says she wishes she would have waited, she loves her baby but wants to study. Rekha Kumari is hoping to teach children like Path Finder about their reproductive organs. Maybe she can make a difference.

Kalawati Kumari's age 19 holding her son.

Emma L.