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Ethiopian child brides give themselves to tradition

timesonline.co.uk — Wube-Enat cowers under a brightly embroidered blanket, peering out at the festivities going on around her. Bemused and bewildered, she has little understanding of why she is suddenly the focus of so much attention. It is her wedding day; Wube-Enat is 10 years old. Her husband, Abebe, is 14...

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  • Hillsfar, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2Sad, really. Reminds me of that Yemeni girl who won a divorce from her husband who abused her. Women and girls need all the help they can get.

    Time and time again, it has been proven that as women's economic prosperity increases, so also does their power increase and the prospects of their daughters increase. You can make a difference. It doesn't have to be big.

    Try http://www.grameenfoundation.org/ and http://www.heifer.org/
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