Child marriage: 'At 12, I was sold into marriage for $9' - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service

Around the world, more than 650 million women alive today were married as children. And each year 12 million girls are married before they reach 18. Although Malawi outlaws marriage for those under 18 years, cultural norms and poverty means the practice persists.

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BBC 100 Women visit the country to meet girls at risk and grassroots organisations working to fix the problem - alongside three of the world’s most high profile humanitarians, Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates.

00:00 Introduction
01:20 The collaboration to end child marriage: Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates
02:27 Michelle Obama: "I see my daughters in those girls"
02:55 A deadly cyclone in Malawi
03:41 Choosing marriage or an education: The story of 15-year-old Esnet
05:13 Michelle Obama: "There’s a belief that women don’t have choice over their own being"
05:42 The causes behind child marriage
07:31 A visit to a programme run by AGE Africa to prevent child marriages
09:35 The story of Tamara, sold into marriage and pregnant at the age of 12
11:50 Amal Clooney: "We formed a network of legal aid clinics"
14:38 Meeting the village headmen: "Some parents insist their child is ready for marriage"
17:45 Radio Mzati: The radio programme trying to reach girls outside of the school network
20:20 Philanthropist Melinda French Gates on child marriage rates
20:40 At a listening club against child marriage
21:58 The first African global summit on child marriage attended by some big global names
24:21 Meeting Tamara’s baby. "I hope I get to go back to school one day"

Written and directed by Yousef Eldin
Reporter: Megha Mohan
Producers: Megha Mohan, Yousef Eldin, Emma Ailes
Executive producers: Valeria Perasso, Amelia Butterly
Executive producer BBC 100 Women: Golnoosh Golshani
Commissioners: Claire Williams, Fiona Crack
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