EDUCATION AND LAW DETER EARLY MARRIAGES IN ETHIOPIA
January 01, 2008
January 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following newsletter:
Lule Fetene and Teferra Belay, both young men in their 30s, were each married when they were only 14 years old - to brides that were even younger. Both were fathers before age 18, and now each has four children.
Early marriage between boys and girls is a deeply-rooted tradition in their communities, but the practice can produce large families, poverty, medical compli . . .
Lule Fetene and Teferra Belay, both young men in their 30s, were each married when they were only 14 years old - to brides that were even younger. Both were fathers before age 18, and now each has four children.
Early marriage between boys and girls is a deeply-rooted tradition in their communities, but the practice can produce large families, poverty, medical compli . . .