General News of Friday, 28 October 2016Source: crtv.cmEnding child marriage: Cameroon intensifies fight'A victim' of early marriage,photo d'archiveThe exhibition dubbed, 'Paroles de Filles' is a display of framed pictures and testimonies from Cameroonian and other African girls who got married at tender ages. The girls recount their stories in French and English and encourage the education of the girl child. Pictures and stories of those partnering to end child marriage are also under exhibition with their commitments written in English and French. One of such partners is Mathieu in Batouri in the East Region who says he is doing door-to-door sensitisation as many girls drop out of school due to early marriage. With statistics indicating that 40 per cent of girls in Sub-Saharan Africa are married or in unions before 18 years, such testimonies are meant to beef up the fight against early marriages.
