Most people in Taiwan can choose their husband or wife, 3

but people in some countries cannot. 4

Millions of children under the age of eighteen get married without a choice. 5

Here are two stories. 6

A ten-year-old girl from Niger, Geeta, 7

got married to a thirty-year-old man. 8

Geeta had her first baby and became a mother at eleven. 9

She could not go to school because her baby needed her. 10

Tanya, from Yemen, got married to a man at eleven 11

because he gave her father money. 12

She cried and said “NO!”, but nobody helped her. 13

Her husband hit her very often. 14

She was scared, and could not sleep at night. 15

The marriage was like a nightmare. 16

Child marriage is happening in many countries. 17

Children like Geeta and Tanya need our help. 18

Let's take action now!