Village regulation on child marriage prevention brings hope
What rights are taken from a child when forced to marry while still immature? This has become a complicated issue in Indonesia. Child marriage rates in several locations, one of them South Sulawesi, are still a concern, not to mention a negative situation that ruins the child’s happiness. This concern has had an impact in […]
Child marriage problems In South Sulawesi
Communities living in remote areas are vulnerable to child marriages. Data from the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Agency of South Sulawesi indicate that such marriages have increased in number. In 2016 the percentage of women who were married under the age of 16 was 16.93 percent, increasing to 17.24 percent in 2017. Andini (not […]
Children with children
West Sulawesi is the province with the highest child marriage rate in Indonesia. Many teenage girls bear the dual burden of being a wife and mother. Ilna, 15 years old, looked solemn when she remembered the birth-giving process of her only child. She looked down for a moment, then made a short comment; “very painful,” […]
