Malawi ranks 11th in child marriages internationally. 10% of girls are married by the age of 15 and half are married by the time they turn 18. In February a constitutional amendment was signed that raised the age from 15 to 18 which knocked out the customary marriage age mentioned in this article. It's certainly a step in the right direction but I hope it actually does good. I wonder if Ms. Kachindamoto is still having to break up many weddings since this law passed, hopefully not.
I can confirm after filming a short film with her, her name is Chief Kachindamoto (which has an amazing/badass English translation) and she has actually annulled over 2,400 child marriages and stripped the status of the village chiefs who perform those marriages. She is an incredible woman. So much love and so much spirit. You can definitely tell when you meet her how strong she is.
Edit: The English translation of her name from Chichewa is "Fucking Fire", she is literally Chief Fucking Fire.
Ayy_2_Brute on August 23rd, 2017 at 18:27 UTC »
My girl rocking that leopard print over a shirt with a fucking tiger face on it. Legend.
peypeyy on August 23rd, 2017 at 19:01 UTC »
Malawi ranks 11th in child marriages internationally. 10% of girls are married by the age of 15 and half are married by the time they turn 18. In February a constitutional amendment was signed that raised the age from 15 to 18 which knocked out the customary marriage age mentioned in this article. It's certainly a step in the right direction but I hope it actually does good. I wonder if Ms. Kachindamoto is still having to break up many weddings since this law passed, hopefully not.
altautah on August 23rd, 2017 at 22:44 UTC »
I can confirm after filming a short film with her, her name is Chief Kachindamoto (which has an amazing/badass English translation) and she has actually annulled over 2,400 child marriages and stripped the status of the village chiefs who perform those marriages. She is an incredible woman. So much love and so much spirit. You can definitely tell when you meet her how strong she is.
Edit: The English translation of her name from Chichewa is "Fucking Fire", she is literally Chief Fucking Fire.