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Choose Your Future: child marriage in Nepal

Half of all girls in Nepal are married before the age of 18. The practice is illegal but widespread.

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Child marriage denies girls an education. It also puts them at risk of complications in childbirth, because they have children too young.

A programme called Choose Your Future, supported by UNFPA, is uniting young girls in the campaign against child marriage. It gives them a voice to fight for their rights.

The film tells the stories of four young people.

Source: YouTube