ONE LADY'S LOVE STORY !

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Her story is not unique. In Nepal, 41% of girls are married before their eighteenth birthday and 10% are married before they turn fifteen.

Girls like Laxmi who get married off early rarely have access to education because they are expected to drop out of school, move to their husband’s home and perform domestic chores.

Lack of access to education is not the only challenge child brides encounter. They are twice as likely to become victims of domestic and sexual violence, and have little control over their reproductive rights, especially since their husbands are often much older.

Early pregnancy endangers their lives, as young mothers risk obstetric fistula and urinary prolapse. In fact, girls under fifteen are five times more likely to die in childbirth than are women in their twenties and complications related to early pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death of girls aged 15-19 in the developing world.

And there is her economic status and wellbeing – girls who marry young are less likely to exit the cycle of poverty.

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