Child Brides in Niger

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Child Marriages in Niger(Pictures from PBS)


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Percentage of Childhood Marriages

Niger

Younger

than 18,

23.40%

Younger

than 18,

76.60%

1

2

Chad

71%

29%

1

2

Bangladesh

68.70%

31.30%

1

2

(PBS.org)


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(CDC)

US Teen Pregnancy Rates

92%

8%

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2


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from bottom left: A 15-year-old bride with her 34-year-old husband

and their first child; a 40-year-old villager and his 13-year-old wife;Halima and her friend Alia (in red scarf)--both will be married byweek's end; girls decorate their hands with henna in preparation for awedding. (Amber)

(Ebscohost)


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The Hell They Face

Emotional Abuse

- No freedoms or rights, no control over their own lives

Physical Abuse

- Beatings; malnourishment, marital rape

Premature Childbirth

- Girls having children when they have barely started

puberty

(PBS.org)


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(National Institute of Health)


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Having A Child When You are JustOne Yourself

Infants born to teenage mothers are atgreater risk for developmental problems

The younger a mother is below age 20, thegreater the risk of her infant dying duringthe first year of life.

(PBS.org)


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The Convention on The Rights of

The Child

The UN almost unanimously ratified this

document, all except two countries.

A legally binding instrument to ensure rights

are preserved internationally for children.

(UNICEF.org)


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States Parties undertake to respect theright of the child to preserve his or her

identity, including nationality, name andfamily relations as recognized by lawwithout unlawful interference.

The child shall have the right to freedom ofexpression, this right shall include freedomto seek, receive, and impart information andideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers.

(OHCHR)


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Why is This Happening?

Poverty

Tradition

Lack of Education

(PBSandEbscohost)


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What Can Be Done?

Aid Niger and truly invest in its economy

Restructure their education system andensure that it is equal opportunity amongthe sexes.

Start a grass roots campaign involvingreligious and community leaders.


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Citations

Slide 1, Ebscohost:http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=cd94ddf5-da28-4f76-956a-76157bc40918%40sessionmgr14&vid=1&hid=17&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=f5h&AN=34952291

Slide 2, NIH-http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/core/lw/2.0/html/tileshop_pmc/tileshop_pmc_inline.html?title=An%20external%20file%20that%20holds%20a%20picture%2C%20illustration%2C%20etc.%0AObject%20name%20is%2

017479.jpg%20%5BObject%20name%20is%2017479.jpg%5D&p=PMC3&id=411126_17479.jpg

Slide 3, PBS:http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/341/facts.html

Slide 5, OHCHR:http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/

crc.htm

Nigeria Statistics:http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nigeria_statistics.html

CDC:http://www.cdc.gov/features/dsteenpregnancy/

Documents

Child Brides in Niger