TOGETHER WE STAND

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TOGETHER WE STAND

Sonia had decided that she would not get married before she turned 18 years old. She had seen her sister as a victim of child marriage and did not want to have the same be repeated for her. She has been a part of the child rights club of Nanjampatty, Salem where she was a very active member. She also started looking out for incidents of child marriage, child labour, or any kind of malpractices against children happening around her. One day she found out that her parents were for her marriage with a distant relative. It was shocking to her, and she did not know how to stop the marriage process against her parent.  But somehow, she wanted to stop the marriage. So, she sought help from the children group members as she was a member of the local children group. The members of the children group approached her parents and explained the demerits of child marriage and its legal complications.  In addition, they explained the dream of their daughter to achieve in education.  Finally, her parents were convinced and accepted her to continue education.

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