"Can you check this? My answer doesn't match what's in the book." She twiddles with her long braid, then pokes a friend. But Nimmu is worried about her math homework. An aide pops his head in the door and barks at everyone to keep quiet. Nimmu has been in class almost continuously since 7 a.m. We get a sense of what Nimmu is up against when we catch up with her midway through a long day at school. And India accounts for about a third of the world's child marriages. Nearly half of women age 20 to 24 in India were married by the time they turned 18 - with nearly one in five married by age 15, according to UNICEF. (That's why we can't use Nimmu's full name it's also illegal to name a minor involved in a crime in India.) Nevertheless, the practice is deeply embedded in the culture of many rural areas, and parents marry off their children all the time in secret. Will you take five minutes to take this survey for us?Ĭhild marriage has been illegal in India for years. Are you a regular Goats and Soda reader? We'd like to hear what you think of the blog - and what you'd like to see us cover.
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