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Plan International
Meet
the Wedding Busters - a group of Bangladesh children who have successfully
stopped 7 child marriages in their community, and have made their village a
Child Marriage-Free Zone.
In Bangladesh, 66% of girls get married before they are 18. All too often they are pulled out of school and lose out on their dreams.
Bangladesh - Wedding Busters: Stopping Child Marriage - Video
Supported by Plan, the Wedding Busters swing into action as soon as they hear news of a child wedding – spreading their message on girls’ rights through education, theatre, and door-to-door visits with members of the community.
Changing Girls' Lives
Manufa is one of many girls who have benefited. She was about to get married at 16 until the Wedding Busters spoke to her father.
“I wasn’t aware that marriage under 18 is illegal and I didn’t think her education was important,” says Manufa’s father. “I learned all this from the children.”
Now with the wedding cancelled, Manufa is thriving at school and excited about her future. “When I finish school I want to be a nurse,” she says.