Quite often we tend to think that what is culturally acceptable is often good. But as you are about to see in this following article, certain things that are acceptable in our communities can be harmful and indeed abusive. For a long time, certain communities allowed girls at the age of 9 to get married and to engage in sexual behavior. Those were the days when school education was not valued.
While marrying a child was acceptable in those communities, definitely, science has shown that a child at 9-16 years is not ready to be a mother and exposing her to sexual behavior is likely to harm her body both psychologically and physically.
In our society today, we have education, an opportunity given to all girls and boys as a basic human right to grow and be educated in general life knowledge and to prepare for a better life. This basic right is an indicator of the fact that modern communities care about the welfare and health of our children. It is abusive to deny them this opportunity and more abusive to expose them to practices that are harmful to their bodies. Culture is no excuse to hurt our children. Let us protect our children from unnecessary pain. Let us give them opportunities to go to school so they can understand themselves and what they want before they engage in adult responsibilities.
After reading the following storyline, I urge you to make a difference in ending this behavior. Visit our web site at www.wiso2011.org to donate to help save a girl or boy from abusive behavior. Your donation is tax deductible. We will also appreciate your visiting our facebook site to like us!! See below.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/04/health/malawi-girls-initiation/index.html?hpt=hp_t5
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