"It's done in the dark," said Fatuma Ahmed, squatting inside her makeshift stick shelter.
"Some people sell their daughters at a tender age so they can get food. It's common but people are silent about it."
Prolonged drought in northern Kenya has pushed many families, like widow Ahmed and her seven children, towards the outskirts of towns where they are more likely to get food and water.
Aid is in short supply and people are resorting to desperate strategies. It's illegal to marry under the age of 18 in Kenya -- so the phenomenon of "drought brides" is only whispered about.
Child marriage is not unusual is this part of the world. More...
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"Some people sell their daughters at a tender age so they can get food. It's common but people are silent about it."
Prolonged drought in northern Kenya has pushed many families, like widow Ahmed and her seven children, towards the outskirts of towns where they are more likely to get food and water.
Aid is in short supply and people are resorting to desperate strategies. It's illegal to marry under the age of 18 in Kenya -- so the phenomenon of "drought brides" is only whispered about.
Child marriage is not unusual is this part of the world. More...
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