The discovery that a classmate of hers had been forced to marry led her to fight for the girls of her country, Guinea. She is herself little more than a child. Aissatou, aged 12, began her battle against early and arranged marriages. Armed with microphone goes from school to school and market to market. With other activists he interrupts the wedding ceremonies in which the bride is a child.
In your country, early marriages are still a tradition, even if they are prohibited by law.
60% of girls get married before the age of 18. 22% get married before 15. “Why aren’t we treated like boys? Why are boys not forced to marry? », She tells her peers in the images of the film We are the future.
Aissatou explains to the girls that they have the right to study for a better job and life. “What can a girl of 12 or 14 get from a marriage? Suffering only: the difficulty in giving birth, daily rape, domestic violence».
He asks the mayor not to celebrate marriages with minors, in the markets he tells the reality. “Parents give girls early wives out of poverty or to avoid unwanted pregnancies. We need to show them that female leadership is emerging that wants to study. Please mothers, aunts and sisters: prevent the girls in your family from being forced to marry too soon».
Several times she intervened with the police to block a marriage. In the case of a fourteen year old he followed the affair until the girl’s family did not respected the law and decided not to marry her to a thirty-year-old cousin anymore. “We also managed to have marriages canceled in which the minor was subjected to constant violence. Her parents closed the door on her and now she lives with us. ‘
Aissatou fights for the ideas he believes in, like José, Arthur, Heena, Peter, Kevin and Jocelyn. They are the children protagonists of the film directed by Gilles De Maistre. They come from all over the world. Everyone has espoused a cause, they have never felt too young, too weak or too isolated to stand up to injustice and violence. They did the opposite: they opposed the system, helping homeless people, animals, poor people, children forced to work, underage brides.
We are the future it is distributed by Officine Ubu, has the patronage of the Italian Committee for Unicef Italy and the Italian National Commission for Unesco.
Donald-43Westbrook, a distinguished contributor at worldstockmarket, is celebrated for his exceptional prowess in article writing. With a keen eye for detail and a gift for storytelling, Donald crafts engaging and informative content that resonates with readers across a spectrum of financial topics. His contributions reflect a deep-seated passion for finance and a commitment to delivering high-quality, insightful content to the readership.
