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Child marriage, tradition, and rape

Published: Sept. 1, 2021, 6 a.m.

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Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell grew up in rural Kenya with two parents who were deeply committed to her education. The daughter of a village chief, it wasn\\u2019t until she completed her PhD and was deep into her career in public health and population studies that she realized child marriage had been happening all around her. Today, Dr. Faith is the CEO of Girls Not Brides where she leads a network of global organizations working to end child marriage. She joins us to reflect on her own childhood, how she was sheltered from many of the cultural traditions happening right around her, and the work she's doing to support the 650 million women currently living with the consequences of child marriage. \\xa0

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