Child marriages set to soar in Africa: UNICEF

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Former S. Africa first lady Graca Machel leads campaign against child marriages
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Graca Machel, reacts before two female children, Pili Mohere (L) and Happiness Rhobi at the launch of a National Ending Child Marriage Campaign at JNICC in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Graca Machel, Nelson Mandela's widow and founder of the Graca ...

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Forced child marriages
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, speaks as Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, listens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette. Grim human rights reports on forced child marriages in Tanzania are making the government take a hard look at ...
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Child marriages prompt survey
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A NATIONAL child marriage survey has just begun to establish the current trend of child marriage cases and major causes of the problem in the country. The findings will play a significant role in placing more efforts and new measures to curb child marriages ...

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Graca Machel Snubs Child Marriages
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TANZANIA was on Tuesday asked to take the continental lead in the struggle against child marriage as the country did in its fight against colonialism across Southern Africa. Launching the National Ending Child Marriage Campaign, "Child Marriage- Free ...
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Child marriages draw scrutiny from Ottawa
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete attend the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit in Toronto in May. Photograph by: Nathan Denette, The Canadian Press , The Canadian Press. Grim human rights reports ...
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Early marriages for girls are still common in Tanzania, the government said on Friday.

Zambia: Investment in Education to End Child Marriages
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AS the country observes the 16 days of Gender activism which started on November 25 and ends on December 10 , it is important for all stake-holders to reflect on some of the measures that have been put in place to curb the scourge of Gender based ...
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Unite in Fighting Child Marriages, Public Told
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Zanzibar — CHILD marriages will be a thing of the past if parents and members of the society decide to abandon old customs that encourage the destructive social practice. "Let's try to abandon the customs which encourage child marriages, so that our ...

Educating parents, community 'curb child marriages'
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EDUCATION to parents and members of the community on how child marriages impact a girl's health and future has the ability to spark powerful change. This was said in Dar es Salaam by Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA) Executive Director, ...