Despite the legal age set at 18 years cultural traditions and poverty continue to feed early marriages. In tribal areas you get to one case in two, with brides even 13 years old. And the war with Thailand aggravated the phenomenon. But some government pilot projects and the experience of the Christian NGO Chab Dai say that education can change things.
Despite the legal age set at 18 years cultural traditions and poverty continue to feed early marriages. In tribal areas you get to one case in two, with brides even 13 years old. And the war with Thailand aggravated the phenomenon. But some government pilot projects and the experience of the Christian NGO Chab Dai say that education can change things.