#WCW: Women Who Slay / Culture

Memory Banda – Activist Against Child Marriage

After watching her sister get pregnant at 11, Memory vowed to defy the traditional practice ofkusasafumbi, a practice in which young girls are forced into marriage once they begin menstruation.

This talk by the 18 year old is powerful and moving.

Take a look here.

 

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