Child marriage and its consequences on girls

Gender-Based Violence, GBV, is one of the major challenges the world faces in its socio-economic development. In reviewing the adverse effects of this challenge, it is established that violence against women and girls prevents their active participation in society, limits their access to education, the labor market, and their right to property. This report is a contribution to ongoing efforts to better understand the practice of child marriage in the Democratic Republic of Congo in general and South Kivu and Africa in general. The results of our work contribute to a new perspective on the factors and processes of child marriage in this part of the country, challenging some of the preconceived notions that have dominated the discourse on this issue to date. Our report emphasizes the importance of investing in a better understanding of the issue of child, early and forced marriages from the perspective of the communities and the need to develop interventions adapted to the different community realities.