When the Taureg fled the fighting in northern Mali into neighbouring Burkina Faso they brought part of their culture with them – the practice of child marriage.
More than half of the 1,016 refugee girls, aged 11-17, living in Plan-supported camps in Burkina Faso (since escaping Mali in March) may already be either married or engaged.
In Taureg culture, early marriage is seen as a mechanism to prevent girls from having sex outside of marriage, which is regarded as a sin.
All too often these child brides are forced out of education and pregnancy can have a devastating effect on their health.
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