One that affects millions of young girls every day. While, you should never interfere with another culture because you disagree but when it comes to preventing tragedies such as child marriage, it is a must to intervene on the children’s behalf. There are numerous organizations that have been created for the sole purpose of preventing child marriages. According to studies done by UNICEF, 10 million underage girls are married every year (8). India, in particular, has some of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. It is estimated that up to 44.5% of girls are married as children (5). This begs the question of how is that even possible in such a rapidly developing country. A country that is on the road of becoming a
One that affects millions of young girls every day. While, you should never interfere with another culture because you disagree but when it comes to preventing tragedies such as child marriage, it is a must to intervene on the children’s behalf. There are numerous organizations that have been created for the sole purpose of preventing child marriages. According to studies done by UNICEF, 10 million underage girls are married every year (8). India, in particular, has some of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. It is estimated that up to 44.5% of girls are married as children (5). This begs the question of how is that even possible in such a rapidly developing country. A country that is on the road of becoming a