Married at 14: Zambia’s Child Brides | Woman with Gloria Steinem

[@sashleymo4]

Her face, how incredibly sad. She knows her life is over. She has been given a life sentence of misery to a predator for a cow. She looked so broken.

[@lishal375]

Sad...

[@thatissoquebecishh2134]

But if this does not stop she will be just as happy as those women arround her. I'm absolutely convinced they were just as sad as her when they got married

[@rosalieswaby6091]

How could the government allow this kind of evil , these men that engaged in this criminal behavior are rapist and how could any parent do such evil for money or assets I ame literally sick to my stomach I cannot say what the consequences should be for these animals

[@stoneyhighhigh3677]

The gov is wicked and foul​@@rosalieswaby6091

[@mandeepsinghfilms]

@@rosalieswaby6091 they don't live in a liberal society.. these people are not rich. that's how things are done there

[@ivonnecardenas100]

It's disgusting to think that the poor girl is going to have sex with that old man. It bothers me to see those women teaching her what to do and even being happy about it. Disgusting just disgusting.

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

I completely agree. Shame on them all (except the girls).

[@sheritacotten5293]

beyone disgusting culture or not

[@sarahgarnett7613]

Those same old men treat them like they are not human beings its alleged that they abuse them terrible this break these young girls n it's breaks our hearts these are innocent children who didn't even get to live like young girls this is terrible

[@ronrampageyHook]

I agree, I'm pissed that they are black tbh.

[@sherribatko8981]

Marrying a baby off to an old dying putrid fossil How disgustingly sick! God it's good to be born in America

[@nicchan2166]

That is not a husband, that is a predator.

[@NikkiP_40]

AMEN 🙏🏾 and he's comfortable with knowing her age! Disgusting

[@safiyyahahmad8863]

He also look very sick I hope he's not HIV positive

[@carlosfc007]

Exactly, let's call it by its name he is a pedophile. He actually took the initiative to go talk to that 14 yo child's grandmother and "buy" himself a new wife as if she was a comodity. The girl's family is equally guilty, of course.

[@taylorman40x9]

Are male deer predators too because they chase females??? 😂 Stop calling men predators. He is a selfish and inconsiderate man not a predator.

[@lamekajones6228]

Exactly 💯

[@kcm0059]

I think that poor girl is disassociating from what’s happening to her.

[@mazvitaselemani]

Everyone should stop calling her a "young lady" that's a child.

[@briasworld8]

Right.

[@Ecroartu]

agreed. the word "lady" have a meaning, even tho in modern days it usually used as "female". you're not born as a lady, you need to work to become one.

[@محمدبريداوي]

A person who is able to have a child is not a child anymore. She is not full grown, but an 18 year old is also not full grown. The only problem with this marriage is that she is not asked for her consent.

[@tidey4]

That’s more a new tradition where 14 year old are seen as kids.

[@Circee11]

​@@محمدبريداويSo because I was 'able to have a child' at 11 years old, I wasn't a child then? You're sick!

[@mirrrstery]

“Women” “husbands” Children & predators. There, I fixed it.

[@JourneyWhitaker]

❤😢😢

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

That poor girl looks traumatized. No 14 year old should be getting married - especially to a man in his 40s. What good is a law if it’s not enforced?

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

She is 14. He is 48, and age wise could be her grandfather. 😱

[@tarahill308]

She a kid who Dnt understand life yet n he was predator who will take advantage of her kids next in line

[@TrevJ91]

@@tarahill308 predator? I really cannot stand self-righteous, pompous westerners who don’t know a world outside your little western bubble. All you’re doing is virtue signaling to make yourself feel good without actually understanding what is going on here. Please get educated.

[@kertarneaud4475]

This country is not the USA if you have a problem with it go there and let them change them laws into the USA laws

[@huerosantos7563]

What Law ? Not in that country 😂

[@Nemi.Ginger]

… You’re fucking kidding me? “I want to get married again because sometimes my first wife falls ill and I don’t know how to do chores”

[@LeeD7-sd8nq]

Sounds like hid wife already had AIDS so not sure what her mother thinks she's protecting her from. Depressing AF

[@ky--7429]

I audibly said "fckin NASTYYY." When he said ts.

[@RocketRoketto]

😮

[@angelahyler2955]

She looks SO sad, like she's preparing for a funeral rather than a wedding

[@noxianmind706]

If you think about it its even sadder. Her grandmother sold her life, sold her body and sold her future of education..

[@nd2663]

It is a funeral :(

[@Blessing-y9x]

😢

[@nicoleclavel3876]

it’s hers basically 😢 she’s so young and now just had to live to be obedient to a creepy older guy

[@thelegendarylou6856]

she was preparing for a funeral; the death of her future...

[@brittanyv6594]

No one is considering the wellbeing of these young girls. Truly tragic and cruel.

[@juicyj3819]

The selfish Palestinian losers are stealing the news away from this.

[@WooWoo-co4jf]

It's legal in some US States too, though I would say it's defiantly not morally right.

[@nber1954]

Thinking that a 14y old girl wants (by free will) to marry a 48y man is incredibly sade. @1:24 its illigal! Poor girl is an object at service to a man; her emotions, needs and rights are not considered.

[@anap9278]

@@WooWoo-co4jfdoesn’t mean it is normalize

[@Sniperboy5551]

@WooWoo-co4jf 14 is not legal in any state. 16 is the lowest with parental consent and only in certain states. Stop spreading BS.

[@Ch4se6]

You can just tell this poor child is completely traumatized . Her eyes just screaming for help but knowing that she’s still going to be married off.

[@meahdahlgren5875]

Right

[@laurenloggins826]

I paused it at 5:29 to say just that. Her eyes 🥺 god bless her soul

[@marcwells03]

@@laurenloggins826your genocidal god allowed this trauma to happen. Shame on you and your god

[@WakandaleezaRazz]

BLATT ESSELENCE ✊🏿🏀

[@stephaniepantalonie]

Agreed she seems completely frozen in fear

[@mcbam989]

I’ve never seen someone look so depressed and defeated. Death row inmates have more life in their eyes.

[@WatchingyouWatchingme-p5s]

I agree. She looks traumatized

[@Maggie-vw5fr]

It's slavery

[@yeslia2010Godis]

This is one of the saddest things I've ever seen...She's not a married woman,, she's a traumatized, violated child.😭. God help these children... Justice for these abused girls!!!!

[@joeking433]

Meh.

[@cklaus3326]

Very very sad indeed..

[@joeking433]

@@cklaus3326 Could be worse. Could be poor in America.

[@sheiliawilliams345]

God is the only one to HELP!!!

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

​@@joeking433 At least the poor are free to seek a better life while not being forced to lied under an old man whom they hate.

[@MeaganSal96]

The thought of a 14 year old girl “moving her body” and “helping out” the 48 year old man having sex with her makes me nauseous

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

It seems that, despite being illegal, these types of marriages are commonplace there.

[@starflower9015]

It's truly disgusting

[@maddscientist5857]

Now u know he is every bit of 60

[@ulrikekrekeler287]

It's hard to bear this life when the entire culture around you endorses it. How could she leave and where could she go?? The big luxury of the Western World is choices for women, and independence and a society that backs it up. So grateful, forever grateful.

[@ridgedavis-c7s]

true

[@janijan2444]

They teach the women how to treat a man. My question is do they teach the man to respect women? She doesn't look happy. 😢

[@Yesterdayrose2811]

No women doesn't need to be happy 😢😢

[@kelsiboone2350]

She's not even a woman, she's just a girl still.

[@Army_Brat1980]

They don't give a f.. that's why American women should NEVER go over there!

[@SindiSibiya-u9h]

Exactly

[@leichin5778]

She looks traumatized honestly.

[@aceyuuv]

The worst thing is they think this is normal and see nothing wrong with it.

[@gingerspicelattemix8764]

Look at her eyes…..so distant and filled with sadness.

[@tylerjmast]

Stop projecting! Sheesh. I bet you do the same thing with cows and puppies don't you

[@bsings7928]

@@tylerjmastratio

[@bentobin9606]

u r a spedbrain@@tylerjmast

[@annie_xo]

@@tylerjmastrecognizing emotions in another human beings expressions isn’t projection, it’s basic human social skills. Not the same thing at all at anthropomorphizing animals. I’m sorry you lack the capacity to tell the difference but this is something most humans can do.

[@sylvianyotieno3507]

@@tylerjmastchild molester detected.

[@abigailbp9294]

To the 48yo "man": why don't you learn how to do your own chores? Answer: he just wants a young virgin to have sex with and control. That's why he said no to school. Utterly disgusting. Dialess is obviously dying inside while everyone celebrates. Horrible. My heart breaks for her and my soul cries for all those young girls.

[@nber1954]

This guy uses poverty has an excuse of course he could have marry a 'woman' over 14. He went directly to the younger he could get!!

[@ingiyan8741]

Disgusting, abusive, and I just have a hard time believing these uncles don’t understand it’s wrong, rather the uncles and the community who are in agreement, see it as a convenience for personal gain for all parties involved. Which is WICKED because as adults who have lived a full enough life, the sadness in her eyes is being PURPOSELY IGNORED . Tough reality.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Who cares? It’s their culture. We should stop trying to police the world and focus on our own issues first.

[@carlosfc007]

@@ingiyan8741 you are right, it is absolutely unbelievable how the whole community takes part in this crime! How can they turn a blind eye to a child suffering from such trauma?

[@Darkstalker1012]

@@ingiyan8741They know EXACTLY what they’re doing. They’re not stupid , they’re PR3D4T0R$, doing pr3d4t0rÿ things, knowing they can get away with it where they live at! My heart aches for these girls, because omg…🤦🏾‍♀️

[@angelaemeka9481]

She is a child not a woman, he is a predator who can’t control his lust. He should be in jail, protect children and females/women lives all over the world.

[@nicoleclavel3876]

👏

[@sianais]

How? The only way to stop this disgusting crap is the one way you will not support because trying to reason with people entrenched in this mentality is pointless. Some "cultures" and "traditions" should be left in the dark ages where they belong. I thank God I wasn't born on that continent. Odds are, I wouldn't have been born in one of the countries not doing this perverted sht.

[@tawneengraves-oluwafemi6191]

after 50 her husband won't satisfy her at all.

[@moyahabotridahmamabolo4494]

Stop the interview and get them arrested.this is nonsense men going around the village picking kids

[@heidifoster6755]

The government doesn't care. They're corrupt

[@WeaversWeb]

Exactly, I couldn’t even participate in such a documentary. All’em would be gettin swung on and LOCKED UP. It doesn’t make any sense smh it’s sickening that this continues

[@kayk2899]

This has more to do with ignorance than tradition. The school girls in the class room stated they would rather stay in school than marry. If a small child knows this, why can’t the adults figure it out.

[@NancyHa2]

You'll be surprised how most adults here think, especially the one's in villages. it really makes my blood boil

[@Adelicows]

It's not even ignorance. It's selfishness combined with desperation.

[@DETSRC313]

Monetary insecurities for generations & corruption while trying to uphold historical traditions makes the outcome of what we're seeing here.

[@cubonefan3]

@@DETSRC313it’s funny that the more they uphold these traditions, the more poverty their culture will experience.

[@mistymountainhopper]

They know that education could lead to free thought and they don't want their submissive wives to start thinking for themselves or anything...

[@defeatSpace]

I lost it after learning she was tutoring at 14, obviously an extremely bright person, yet her family needs money so they sell her and rip her future out from under her feet. I can't understand.

[@AncamariaRadu]

😢😢 😢

[@kgreen8527]

Of course you can understand! When you have been robbed of all your natural resources by another race of people on the richest continent on the planet people tend to do crazy things!

[@youknowyouloveme206]

It's disturbing to know that Americans did that as well the whole time, even after the turn of the 20th century.

[@eh-i1841]

They wanted a cow,for the status cattle bring.

[@susivarga7303]

She lives in a destitute village in the middle of nowhere. She won't be THAT bright.

[@piku5637]

Children cannot consent to sexual or romantic relationships with grown adults. It causes trauma and several disabilities later on.

[@Inateacupfullofgold]

Amen. Stop damaging our own blood. My heart breaks into pieces.

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

While I agree, that is a pretty simple take on a very complex issue. If her mother dies and she is not married to a suitable man, it could also result trauma and disability, possibly even contracting HIV herself because she will not have any protection. These people seem to understand it is wrong or at least not ideal, but they see it as the lesser of two evils. The mother genuinely seems to want to protect her children. Not only does this give her one less mouth to feed, but it gives her means to feed her other children. This is compounded by the fact that she is likely a single mother, or will become one soon. Until you can provide another path out of poverty, treatment for HIV, access to maternal and general healthcare, and alteration of long, engrained, traditions, this will be an intractable problem. This is a multifaceted systemic issue, not about teaching people that marrying children is wrong. Age of consent isn’t a universal law handed down from on high, it’s one we as societies have decided for ourselves. Even in places where the law agrees with you, if culture and circumstance doesn’t agree, it will keep happening. This is an absolutely tragedy, but we shouldn’t be treating these people like they simply don’t know better. It’s a horrific decision they feel they are forced to make.

[@modouceesay3652]

there are region in this world where adult have sex with young girls but no one is talking about it

[@eyesb3911]

@@Tinyvalkyrie410stop trying to glorify/make excuses for this backward practice. It is 💯 wrong for a 48 yr old to marry a 14 yr old CHILD!!!! Did the child's mother not contract hiv/aids from her married 1st husband. God forbid the same could happen to this child. SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!!!. How about the government, those in power try to eradicate poverty, better education for girls/women living in poverty etc... instead of trying to justify this nonsense.

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

The marriage isn't legal, but as in many countries, it's tolerated.

[@seemsgood85]

Child marriage is disgusting. Any man who wants to marry a child is a predator.

[@helenkabwe9644]

as a Zambian, this has left me in tears. The girl deserves better. that man is a demon. he couldn't even answer when he was asked why go for such a young girl and not someone older😭

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

this left me in tears my Zambian guy ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moPMcqGom71mf9Efeature=shared

[@myparceltape1169]

Not everyone in Zambia has a straightforward education. Some children have to come out of school for a time to let a sibling learn. But many countries have a system of educating adults. Often in the evenings when the days work is done. Let's hope for the future and work where possible.

[@MA-mh1vs]

Yes he did, he said poverty drives people and he could provide for her. Basically she was cheaper than an older girl whose parents are not as poor as this girl's mother is.

[@rinibunny4576]

​@@MA-mh1vsah so basically younger is cheaper?

[@MA-mh1vs]

@@rinibunny4576 Yes.

[@ilovetruffles99]

The way he was like “school is out of the question” with such ferocity chilled me

[@noxianmind706]

All i could think about is giving him a reality check with my fist they demand respect for themselves but dont give it to their wife

[@lisawilliams7605]

That's because there are men who know educated women don't need them. They want to be needed. Education levels the field.

[@noxianmind706]

@@lisawilliams7605 it is the only way for them to remain powerful and marry an underage girl its so sad to see and the fact this happens

[@Odignridk]

​@@lisawilliams7605he is right unfortunately 😢, because educated women have the highest body count

[@nicoleclavel3876]

made me so mad and sad. disgusting man

[@pizzarisa]

This shook me to my core. The ‘man’ is trying to explain his disgusting actions by acting like a savior to this child. Heartbreaking.

[@CroElectroStile]

In Africa you still have slavery - and i'ts rampant, so this is not the worst case scenario for black women in Africa.

[@imhotepheru436]

This will blow your mind then 54 years old Muhammad married 6 years old 🤔 And 90 years old Joseph Married 12 years old Mary 🤔

[@the1972bulldog]

Isn't that what a Predator does . Not a question by the way.

[@PHYTOPLANKTON1987]

​@@CroElectroStile what you mean black people enslave each other? Mind blown.

[@nntflow7058]

The beauty of conservatism

[@alwaysjesusgirlkatrina]

This happened all the time especially in African countries because of tradition and poverty. I was doing missionary work in Africa. I saw a very beautiful little girl, the way she looked at me with pain in her eyes. I asked about adopting her, I was told she will be married to a 54 year old man. She was sold to him before she was born. The marriage will take place once she's 12 years old!!!

[@sus_minho]

What de fuc!!!

[@darkododge8565]

Heartbreaking.

[@JourneyWhitaker]

Please tell me you didn’t let this happen and you took her and adopted her😢😢😢😢

[@carlenadouse9786]

Mighty God

[@nomntumelitafa6509]

Underage marriage is child abuse, im proud of the women fighting this issue

[@III-hp4hx]

@@nomntumelitafa6509 the younger the brides are the better

[@JacquelynNhi]

The way they all smile as she sits there clearly traumatized about what's about to happen to her. The life of the cow will be better than the life of this child and these women are celebrating it! Ugh!!! This is infuriating. Isn't this considered a humanitarian crisis?

[@nber1954]

' we found that the GIRLS looked up to somebody to fill in the space and buy them simple things. Then the GIRLS fall out of school and find themselves marrying older man'!!! @15:02 According to that woman, the problem starts from the young poor girls and the older ritcher men are just there. What I saw is a traumatized 14y old how wanted to stay in school and a 48y man looking for a young child to replace his sick wife.

[@carlosfc007]

I was absolutely shocked about how the whole community takes part in this crime and turn a blind eye to that child's suffering

[@miffycarter3876]

Right it’s 2024 how are these countries still allowing this Omg

[@TheJorgieVerse]

Yes it is.😢

[@MoroMoro1]

"The life of the cow will be better than the life of this child" my goodness 😭 heartbreaking

[@shamirahurst4921]

Her eyes lit up just a bit when she said “ I love school” this hurt my heart 😢❤

[@Dn1data]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@AlxcXinhete]

Imagin,an old man showing his nakedness to the child😢😮

[@celebday]

I'm grateful I was born in South Africa in Johannesburg as a girl .

[@ales95]

i don’t see it but i know she probably does love it

[@Yesterdayrose2811]

So gross 😢​@@AlxcXinhete

[@unclescar5616]

Zambian here. Sex with a minor is illegal and a criminal offense in Zambia. So yes technically it would be illegal marry a 14 year old. But the problem isn't necessary with the enforcement with a law. There is a loophole! Zambia has "dual" legal system where customary law is often applied side by side with written law. So as long as the man marries a child under customary (traditional) law he can get away with it. One attempt to seal this loophole has been to prosecute perpetrators under a new education act which forbids the removal of a child from school in order to marry them off. But motivation for taking the girl out of school is difficult to prove. Many parents plead poverty and not marriage as the reason.

[@AA-hi8yx]

He admitted hes marrying her so he doesn't have to do chores when his other wife is sick! Then he claims he's actually doing her a favor. What a sick and disturbed person

[@lisawilliams7605]

More like a servant than a wife

[@paulinej2834]

Lazy, sick b*****d

[@pleasegetsomesleepugh]

Oh god please protect her I hope he wasn't HIV positive

[@phindiwemasemola7902]

Sick

[@jossieco]

My daughter is 14 years old. I can’t stop crying for this little girl. She looks so sad and gone at the same time. Already defeated in her future. How much ignorance and suffering for woman can be. How can we help fighting this horrific tradition. No teen would like to be a wife. It just break my heart.

[@TiktokIsTheNewWelfare]

Mines is 13 I couldn’t imagine doing this to her for a cow

[@pradeepa1939]

Trading your daughter to a 48-year old man for a cow? Truly heartbreaking

[@marvelousmarven7248]

So sad 😞

[@saffy_9967]

Men are the root of a lot of suffering in this world, including their own. They don’t like or want to acknowledge this, and would rather blame women.

[@selfishgirlsgofirst]

And buying a child and being a predator is even more sick. What kid of monster find joy in SA a child? Like, how can you look at yourself and go to sleep at night.

[@victoriayafae7762]

This is one of the reasons Africans are being looked down on.

[@EvaEstera]

You can't blame the mother for her lack of education and understanding of how the real world works

[@backnine1542]

My heart breaks for not just Zambian women who fell victim to sexual violence, but to all African women who have been victims. The “V1rg!n Cleaning Myth” alone makes me want to vomit…and explains why STDs are rampant in Africa.

[@HYPNOTOAD291]

"Because I don't know how to do chores" It's sad that she has to sacrifice her future for a man who can't even do chores.

[@GoldySteffes-ew2ew]

It's sickening id definitely run away from him and her worthless parents

[@fraulotte]

Patriarchic societies at the cost of women. Not only in africa, middle east all over Asia. Even when they live in Europe they continue such traditions although the money argument is not valid anymore.

[@soniabeyah7606]

😢😢😢😢

[@jamesd.powers8609]

Right! This 48 yearold "man" doesn't know how to do chores!?😑

[@keyloso324]

If a man can’t do simple chores HOW TF!!!!! is supposed to be a leader!!!!???? Uuuuughhh I’m so mad!!!! This is so stupid!!!it’s not about no damn chores it’s about his stupid ass ego and 🍆😒🙄😤😡

[@kakeya5753]

This is illigal in Zambia, I'm actually handing this video to the police and the organization that handle these situation. As a zambian this is disturbing. In tbis day and age this shouldn't happen

[@T-Gunnn]

Keep us updated pls

[@JeannyK77]

I hope you get that child out of that disturbing arrangement 😢

[@mlee8459]

God bless you !! I hope they help her !!

[@Zmom1998]

Please keep us updated. I hope the man and her family are arrested and she can go be happy

[@asmr-agori5373]

update us!!!

[@patriciaferrazas-seidu8202]

This child not only looks defeated, but she's definitely in some sort of shock😢💔

[@HilaryB.]

Yes she was! She looked completely traumatised.

[@KayIsGreatful]

Her innocent has been snatched from her just like that 😢😢😢

[@AnneMarieNicol]

Drugged most likely !

[@huerosantos7563]

​@@AnneMarieNicolForced not drugged, that was a stupid comment.

[@nakayawhite3995]

This girl should still be in middle school. Why they keep calling her a young lady. She's is a CHILD. If she was born in USA she would be an 8th grader just starting pre algebra. She would no different to the children you see waiting for the school bus every morning. Why is the world so cruel. This poor girl was born in the wrong environment. And I'm sure the village women are lovely , and seem to mean well. But in reality those women are all victims. Every single one of them, they just don't know it because they been also brainwashed and abused. Just an endless cycle of abuse. And there nothing we can do about it at the moment. They probably see it as westerners ruining their precious cultures and traditions. Hence the whole colonizer debate. We can only look from afar and cry. I feel so hopeless. That poor girl face will haunt me. I'm so sad because we will never see her again and never get an update on her. I doubt another journalist will visit that village anytime soon. This is so sad. I just hope she is safe and is doing well now. 😢

[@TJ_Pars]

she's younger than me. It is so sad to see this little girl in such a cruel state. God bless you child.

[@BeUr_Best]

Telling a 14 year old teenager she needs to help her 40+ year old husband out in the bedroom is outrageous and disgusting!

[@pianoreigns]

The males are sick babies

[@ingGS]

Absolutely. It truly gives you some perspective of how good we have it over here. I would never allow my daughter to marry at 14, let alone a 40+ yo man.

[@fabiolabeukes8020]

very disgusting

[@keep-it-shreddy]

It's kind of the point of this video. To show how different people around the world live, it's kind of an honor. What you're watching, I don't know how many westerners get to see this. This is their culture. This is how they do it. They're very proud of who they are. They've been doing this for centuries.

[@Alexandria-om5lh]

​@@keep-it-shreddyAnd that is disgusting. Their culture is disgusting. Cultures must evolve .

[@MakMak66]

I'm Zambian but raised in the US. My mom always told me how my grandfather went against societal norms esp with raising his daughters. He made them go to school and such initiations were not a common place. It was harsh but he didn't let that influence him. And now his daughters are all educated and escaped all of this. No matter what, you can always break the cycle and create another one. I live for VICE news and their documentaries seeing my country this way is heartbreaking.

[@_Viking]

I live in lusaka, and my girlfriend was also one of the lucky ones who was able to finish school. She's now working on her bachelor degree. But it's not uncommon today that girls do finish school. But few continue into higher learning, like bachelor or masters degrees.

[@myparceltape1169]

​@@_Viking Congratulations. If you are right for each other I wish you both a good long productive life together.

[@dgb336]

Please tell me they lifted him up and looked after him x

[@maquishkilgore6757]

😮😢

[@tyrellanderson4722]

So,, you're an American. Sit down.

[@Chantieslife]

They traded their daughter,her life and education for a cow?😭😭 I'm literally sick to my stomach thinking of what she's going through in that predator and his wife's hands

[@waterurplants3767]

I’m not trying to minimize how heartbreaking of a situation this is, but it’s not just trading their daughter for a cow. Cattle in many third world countries can be the means to escape death by starvation for many families. Even having just one cow can make a life or death difference. It’s a very sad situation all around.

[@kinawd]

naw not a cow but a crazy monkey

[@MA-mh1vs]

Her poor TERMINALLY ILL single mother wanted her daughter to have a husband to take care of her. It is easy to push school as some way out of poverty but unrealistic in a village like that, there isn't anything there and her poor family can't afford to send her somewhere to further her education. Having a husband provide for her was always her best option considering where she lives.

[@kpoppy9635]

​@MA-mh1vs yes but she is 14 and he is 48... I don't understand why they think it's OK to marry their underaged daughter off to a predator...or at least get a young one!

[@MA-mh1vs]

@@kpoppy9635 It may not be the families preference to do so but poverty is what drives them to do so. In this particular case the mother also wanted to ensure her daughter was provided for because she is dying from aids and a husband is the best way to ensure that. I have watched the coverage of parents in the middle east doing the same just to afford firewood and food to feed the kids they have left. The people seeing this video will likely never know what it is like to be that impoverished but that is the reality for some people.

[@FirstTake1_23]

"Child marriage" nah that's "Child Slavery" stop calling it marriage.

[@luhenmel]

As a Zambian I am disgusted and horrified. That poor girl is a child. This is completely illegal. She needs to be a child & in school.

[@PRINCESSMUYUNDA]

Yeah it's actually against the law didn't they change it to 21 it's sad I recently watched a girl who was stopped by the chief... The two children really wanted to get married I wish they spoke about the sexual promiscuity in that part of the country many other girls drop out of school because they want to this putting those who don't in hard position...

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Why don't the police & the general public stop it?

[@margaretmarh]

I am also shocked it means that the people in the villages still do it so much its very heartbreaking

[@belle3055]

@@DavidZ4-gg3dmthere’s no police in villages

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

@@belle3055 The village elders don't oppose it?

[@dr.ludwig8189]

thousand-yard stare at 14 years old and she's not even a soldier.

[@oaklandmade007]

And that stare was before marriage to this monster....😢

[@palesaletlhogonolo4323]

Oh but she is. We fight wars everyday. War against misorgny and sexism.

[@AmberColeman-gq1wn]

Every woman on this planet is a soldier.. to survive men. Even the western women that you all preach hate towards for our “ freedoms”. This young girl is more of a soldier than the little boys and grown men who go “ fight each other” for absolutely nothing. She is a true warrior.

[@JohnnyBravo-sb8hq]

@@AmberColeman-gq1wn stop talking your sh!t cat lady, too bad it's a mans world and you should be grateful

[@YatzarEL-17]

​@@AmberColeman-gq1wn don't disrespect the soldiers in the military who are dying everyday in the thousands, its true these girls are warriors, but dying in a cold battlefield is very different to this

[@undercover2333]

The emptiness in her eyes when she answers questions says enough. You can tell she has almost accepted her life is over, like she is processing the shock and giving up, shutting down. The hopelessness consumes her. I hope she finds a way for her and her child to escape that misery.

[@dearfiyah]

I was so afraid to click on this video and now am utterly heartbroken seeing the 14 year old’s expression. I hope real change is coming and girls thrive through education giving them an escape from poverty and child marriages.

[@BabySoho-l6m]

The look on her face during the interview was heartbreaking. The way she answered the questions. She’s dying inside and I don’t understand how the people in power anywhere can let this happen

[@Noone-g6y]

Exactly😢

[@2Ryled]

They are the ones who are PEEEE DOHS. That's why

[@jillmorriss9281]

Marrying a 48 year old will eventually leave her alone with a bunch of kids to take care of some how.

[@janaekelis]

these stupid traditions never think of this. in trinidad, the age of marriage rose from 12 to 18 only a decade ago. the worst victim married an old man at 12, and he died. now she has 15 kids of varying ages to take care of, all depressed from being raised this way

[@MandaTad]

​@janaekelis they do think of it, but they do not care, because it is the woman who suffers not the man.

[@sharonrigs7999]

Probably sooner than later....he has almost reached the average life expectancy in Zambia. If he has AIDS, possibly the children will too.

[@CandaceOekawa]

@@janaekelisas in Trinidad and Tobago? A decade ago?

[@marissmikhail3359]

I wish they could have rescued her 😢

[@janu10048]

This is horrible. That girl looks dead inside. And the husband wants a child slave, not a wife. He has no shame admitting this to a reporter!

[@milimokatong9923]

I thought the ending would have been positive. How could no one stop this whole arrangement even in the course of filming? So heart wrenching.

[@nanaskitchen2yours977]

A big No No to going to school after marriage because this man knows that will make her smart 💔

[@Jajaffu]

How? He is 48.The only thing is going to happened is many babies.

[@nashiabrown4808]

That part it so so sick

[@octbaby88]

The mother's reasoning makes no sense to me. She became HIV+ when her husband cheated on her. So she goes and arranged a marriage for her 14 year old daughter to a 48 year old man because she wants to keep her safe??????????????? 🙄🙄😒😒

[@ariamason9324]

She's uneducated and lacks critical thinking. 😢 the man already has another wife so she doesn't realize it's the same risk for hiv and the man says the wife is ill.

[@Darkstalker1012]

Fr, WHERE’S THE COMMON SENSE IN THAT?!?

[@plantspit518]

Maybe she thinks she has no choice because she’s not sure if she will survive the HIV? I’m not sure

[@LaSantaPatrona]

I agree but she also did say she wants to ensure that her daughter is taken care of after she dies.

[@Kayla-hs9rt]

These mothers are slow

[@Latoyalotus]

The moment when he said school is out of the question because she is getting married tore my heart apart. How disturbing it is that she's surrounded by elders who went through the same ordeal and still be so far from help. May The Lord be with you my precious sister.

[@adjustableWench]

obviously the lord isnt doing anything since its been going on for centuries

[@asialee8102]

What Lord Satan

[@Latoyalotus]

​@@adjustableWenchvery true it's been happening for centuries and it's understandable to ask how the Lord can allow it. it's now gaining attention as such practices are coming to light where help can be attracted.

[@derrickandrews6407]

I bet you aren't married. That's why you are really mad

[@marilynmccormick3731]

@@adjustableWench Humans were given free-will by the Lord which is how the men are able to exert their free-will and control women. I hope the women will learn how to exert their "OWN" free will and be free from control.

[@patricematthews7565]

The whole situation is JUST pitiful and horrific!

[@Fatfish123-l9d]

When the journalist asks the husband, will you allow her to go back to school, he says "no no no school" a life confined to a prison. That is so wrong.

[@1Skorpia]

Shes in hell. Pure hell. I'm horrified.

[@ariamason9324]

He's no fool he knows knowledge is power and he doesn't want a wife who has a mind of her own.

[@tuforu4]

Look at FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN KENYA PLEASING THE MEN..

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

She's a teenage slave.

[@walkinbeauty7273]

Maybe he won't live long 😊

[@margaretimukuka3326]

I am a Zambian and l am disgusted by this practice of child marriage. The parents of the child should be arrested!

[@lennysabi4173]

As a Zambian have you visited and studied the character s of the young girls in the village?don't always blame parents Secondly has the gvt provided the education services as in urban Zambia areas.there is alot of developmental support needed in rural areas

[@margaretimukuka3326]

@@lennysabi4173 l commented for this parent in particular not parents. And why l commented is because during the interview the girl said she would have loved to go to school.

[@judyatoro9387]

Oh no 14 girl still so young and innocent oh no 😢😢😢😢 😢from SA

[@TheLeslieMichelle]

I agree.

[@margaretimukuka3326]

@@judyatoro9387 lt is really sad 😢😢. Imagine her pelvis is not even developed meaning childbirth is by c-section.

[@Akursedtime]

No 14 year old, no child should ever have the same gaze as hers. Haunted, miserable and traumatized. 😢

[@nicoleclavel3876]

:( just a sad soul. it kills me. she deserves to be happy and smile and be free

[@rockstar78970]

The pain in the eyes of these poor and helpless children says it all 😭

[@AngelsHikari]

She's in a trance and she's broken. But in these situations if she is rejected by the husband he will unalive her and her family will not take her back if that happens. She's been bartered. This is so sad. 😢

[@neoxyte]

All for one cow. Is that the price of a human life? One f*kn cow

[@br0wnskiin22]

Damn the trance is real! She is literally reciting what they told her . She can’t even answer the question about “ what it would be like to have a kid “ bc they haven’t yet explained that! She is a fucking kid !!

[@oaklandmade007]

For a cow......😢

[@sharzy9]

He will not unalive her. He will however demand his Dowry back, which most likely the family won’t afford to pay back

[@jamiesprinkbob]

youre allowed to say kill

[@hopeanozie5842]

The sadest thing is that this man agreed that marrying this child is bad but he's doing it anyway because of poverty of the girl's family. Shame on him. I hate that people can choose to do evil because they can get away with it.

[@sheririchardson7346]

When he said his wife is sick I wonder if they have HIV ?

[@brennathecatlover4360]

Like he said poverty will make people desperate

[@brennathecatlover4360]

@@sheririchardson7346could be anything since their village is poor

[@rustyhowe3907]

@@brennathecatlover4360 Yeah and the vultures like him are always circling.

[@YamilexMessiah]

@@brennathecatlover4360 an that’s just an excuse. Poverty has nothing to do with a moral compass & integrity

[@TaongaVolume]

I am Zambian, and this is very sad, most girls live their lives for men in these rural areas, they do not have their own identity. when i was in grade seven most of my female classmates dropped out of school because they had reached puberty and had to be taught how to "please" their husbands and were later on married off. Women are more than just a chores person, Wife and a Mother!! Women are Smart and can contribute to the advancement of the country. I thank God that most advanced places in Zambia are empowering women and i hope places like the one in the video can be visited and enlightened. and we appreciate the effort those ladies are putting in to curb that mindset If Educating women is not TRADITIONAL, then we refuse TRADITION, child Marriage must come to an end!!!

[@ChengoMulenga-eg3km]

just because its tradition or religion or culture it make it right to degrade these girls to the point of commodity its time zambia progressed and put more value into fellow humans this has had me in tears ive 4 sisters who i love dearly one of them is just 13 not so different from dialess i couldnt shading tears and being so angry with my countries leadership that such is still happening while their little girls get to attend the best schools in the country and drive expensive cars they steal from us they lie to us they use us stepping stones for their monetary benefit whilst our sisters are being raped and sold like slaves. These same leaders claim to chistians if jesus christ had to come today what you will they tell him. they all qoute Kenneth Kaunda but fail him ridiculously. these issues could have been resolve with the money they take from our hard working citizen but they instead fatten their own pockets. KENNETH IS NOT RESTING IN PEACE THIS HAS BROKEN ME

[@nastasiastaten8363]

Yessss

[@esverker7018]

Misogyny is such a poison. It's logical that supporting EVERYONE will improve the nation as a whole. More innovation, more freedoms, more joy. But these men are so addicted to misogyny that they would drag the whole nation down just to feel power over women and girls.

[@peacebalancetruth]

HalleluYAH ❤️‍🔥

[@princessinnocent]

So what does the government and social welfare and even UNICEF DO IN YOUR COUNTRY ? AND THE VILLAGE HEADS TOLERATE THIS ? 😢

[@ShakiaLarson]

One of the scariest parts was when she asked that monster about Dailess and school, he momentarily dropped the façade of being an innocent savior. "It's out of the question". He said it with such underlying offence as if the concept of her happiness and freedom is unheard of. He cares nothing about her wellbeing or future. He wouldn't be marrying her if he did. He just wants everyone else to believe that so he gets a live in maid. My heart breaks for her. :(

[@nariabeautiful8043]

This is so very sad. No matter how low in finance I am, I am not selling my child. And how disgusting for a 48 yr old man to want a child.

[@Army_Brat1980]

The parents don't think there's anything wrong with this. It's the norm.

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

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[@EoDnhoJ-JohnDoE]

@@Army_Brat1980 Wth are you saying? They know more than you. There's A LOT happening in this video.

[@kind2423]

@@EoDnhoJ-JohnDoE that’s their culture unfortunately and it conditions your thinking. It’s all that she knows. I’m not saying it’s right but you have to look at it from that perspective too

[@gryaznygreeb]

@@EoDnhoJ-JohnDoEDid you even watch the video before commenting? Her mother literally explained that she has HIV and in her mind, this marriage will give her daughter a home and means of living when she dies, and hopefully prevent her daughter from contracting AIDS by being committed to only one man. We know in reality that this girl may very well contract AIDs anyway if her husband cheats, and that this situation is far worse than if she were allowed to continue school and pursue higher education, but this is what the mother legitimately thinks. Many people in countries like Zambia have barely gone more than 10km from their own villages. The roads are so bad it's hours just to get to a hospital. The school is right next to their homes. They live off the land. They have no reason to leave and experience new things, nor the means to. They don't see other ways of living, all they know is what they, their grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and other women in the community went through, so it seems normal to them. You tell a kid about Santa Claus and they believe it 100%, until they get old enough to catch on that it's just the adults pretending and lying to make the holiday more fun, and to trick kids into acting good in hopes of getting what they want. What happens if every adult legitimately believes in Santa Claus and the whole community agrees he is real? Wel, most people would never question it or think otherwise. That's how culture works. Just replace "Santa Claus" with any religion, or even a philosophy like communism, and you'll see my point. When you're told something since birth, and everyone around you believes and practices it, you will too. There will always be a few exceptions, but the majority of people believe what their culture/society tells them to believe. Especially in other societies where the focus is often more on community than individuality, which is the norm in a lot of Africa and Asia, as opposed to our very individual rights focused western culture.

[@happinessinheart5340]

How can a 48 yr old man marry a 14 yrs old child. This is wickedness.

[@bl4ck.exc3llence]

on god it's so upsetting I hate seeing this happen it's so sad.

[@loriparks8657]

Look up the laws for females at any age level that is allowable for marriage in America you will be surprised there are laws on the books there are still law of the land that goes so far way back

[@francishall9410]

It's a diferent culture. Not yours. Mind your business.

[@Msomale]

​@@francishall9410cultures that destroys)hurt girls and women should be left behind !?? We should not practice that

[@Sook995]

My aunt was 15 when she married her 26yr old husband, unfortunately he died last month at age 78 and they were married for 50 something years. And have a very large family kids grandkids great grandkids.

[@oliviam11-11]

This makes me feel so sick. I can’t even describe the sadness and anger I feel for these children and women.

[@goodyoflife]

It happens alot in northern Nigeria trading thier daughters for money and food for men up to 40 yrs and above and yet still this girls get maltreated and beaten they don’t let them go to school only to bare children this happens in most of Africa mostly the northerners and Muslim

[@witlof5492]

The women are keeping the traditions alive. It's pure ignorance.

[@ayana188]

I’m sooo enraged 👿👿👿 I thank GOD I was born in the states where I can choose my own damn husband. This is child molestation, these men are predators… and honestly most men feel this way they just can’t act on it because of laws where they live

[@daryl399]

So sad but u are beautiful ❤

[@truth-uncensored2426]

Don't be sad I would offer 2 cows for you 😉

[@AmyraBatyah]

That girl looks totally shellshocked. God help this world.

[@nosa9475]

It killed me when the husband said she will never ever go back to school. She’s married now

[@stephaniewallace9929]

Absolutely broke my heart 😢my God😮😮 Jesus, be a fence to protect young women in this country🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@bellona6356]

​@@stephaniewallace9929Because your Jesus has protected these girls and children for the last thousand years? Hilarious.

[@cinnadidthat5055]

⁠@@stephaniewallace9929Do you see that large community of women who were child brides, none of them were protected, I'm not sure Jesus is listening.

[@61sunset]

​@@bellona6356 Please educate yourself before making silly comments.

[@sharonbenson8120]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢Oh God!!

[@Kendallslovejoy]

She asked him why can’t he marry some one older and he gave every reason for her to be married to him vs why he desires to marry a child. It’s sick. He’s sick. I don’t care about culture, that’s just wrong. If it was about chores and such then just choose another older woman. It was more than that. I hate this for her. Her grandma and mom ain’t no better. A cow for my child. 😢this burns me up inside.

[@ARISZN]

all of that 😣

[@StirYourselfUp]

He wants her to care for his wife who’s going to become ill, that there on its own means something 🚩in a country with a high rate of HIV infection. That little girl is still going to go through so much trauma with caring for that disgust& his wife, & will be forced to take care of her mom at home as well

[@BetsyRomano]

I'm thankful .

[@gryaznygreeb]

Fact of the matter is that culture is simply a word that means the collective behaviors and practices of a group, and culture can in fact be harmful, both to individuals or the society in general. Foot binding or corsets for example, are cultural practices that can cause physical harm and deformity. Criticizing culture isn't inherently a bad thing. Women in the west still wouldn't receive education if our societies didn't question that culture.

[@yayatheunicorn]

His wife probably has HIV as well. @@StirYourselfUp

[@BurbNBougie]

This is enraging. Having daughters just to sell them off for a cow is truly inhumane

[@daniella8400]

Very very sad

[@vianeyvasquez1713]

It's been done since the beginning of time. We are always second place holders, never truly equal otherwise we wouldn't be hearing this

[@johnssmith4005]

Its a part of their culture , you are just judging them by Western standards , do you think this practice is new ? No its 100s and 100s of years old if not more

[@daniella8400]

@@johnssmith4005 no! No matter where you live this is wrong!! I am sick of men trying to normalize abusing young girls!! It’s not right!

[@Oyogitsune]

⁠@@johnssmith4005it’s still very immoral no matter the justification

[@thabilenhlapo4228]

Regrettably, this is a widespread concern that often lacks the immediate attention required to prevent young girls from being compelled into such situations. I have authored a book titled Ntandokazi; a fictional book that delves deeply into the experiences and emotions of a child bride, exploring her life both before and after the "marriage."

[@therockshalom9535]

I am an African, Kenyan... but I shed tears as I watch this documentary. Being a father, it is extremely painful to imagine that somebody can that my 15 year-old daughter just through this foolish African traditions... These traditions are long overdue and need strong Pan-African advocacy against. This is one main reason why most of Africa is underdeveloped.

[@karinajas]

When did it become "underdeveloped?" In ancient times it looked nothing like this and was very much rich. So what happened? They were advanced.

[@kwabenatree]

@@karinajas Isn't only in Africa. You even have it in America

[@karinajas]

The guy called Africa underdeveloped and I'm asking where he is getting that from and what is his definition of it.@@kwabenatree

[@porshataylor-ee5ri]

​@@kwabenatreeWe sure do, it's disgusting. I promise you it's not legal

[@baronesselsavonfreytag-lor1134]

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said that to raise a daughter with love and respect is a blessing in this life and the next. Thank you for being a concerned father.

[@justinbiagetti2495]

I'm trying to understand how in the hell can a mother SELL her daughter for 1 fucking cow!!! That poor beautiful baby

[@jayojb]

As disgusting as it sounds that’s life in Africa

[@justinbiagetti2495]

@jayojb it just amazes how life is so different in all our cultures! Just wish we could make a difference

[@moonlightire7284]

​@@jayojb****Rural Africa, stop painting the whole continent as bad.

[@angelabella7605]

​@@jayojbthat's how it is in extreme rural areas, not even all rural areas have this practice, so don't lump all Africa together dumbass

[@bolt3905]

For the looks of it the mom wouldn’t have sold her if she didn’t have HIV/AIDS.

[@leaticiamwape5056]

I'm Leaticia from zambia. I'm in my first year at the copperbelt university. It's saddening to see that this is happening in the other part of my country. I will make sure I accomplish my dream of becoming and engineer and start working towards ending early marriage and child marriage in my country. We are the future leaders of tomorrow ❤

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

Rural Africa needs to be stopped before it is too late. The young women have no choice in the setting.😊

[@janellcrews6108]

If anyone should be a activist it's should be against these old men who want to marry children. That's gross and hopefully you can be a advocate for this. Good luck.

[@MsOrganicBlack]

I wish you all the best in your future, my young sister. Much love! ❤❤

[@lsalmon907]

I am going to say a special prayer for you to succeed in your education so you will have the fortitude to advocate for these girls. Stories like these give me sleepless nights...I am truly having difficulty processing the information...actually, I just cannot understand any of this, my heart pains me much. I am not anywhere near the continent and thank GOD we have human rights here. The world is truly an ugly place, yet so beautiful...OMGOODNESS!

[@thykingdomcomeglobalminist365]

Please become an advocate for the young children in your country

[@NellaaNutellaa]

Her light went out as soon as she found out she was to be married i pray she finds strength to be whatever kind of woman SHE wants to be . Bless that baby 💗

[@EoDnhoJ-JohnDoE]

Please I'm a living testimony of God's unpredictable ways. Please join me in prayers for that baby girl.

[@bethpeters3187]

This is so sad. They don't care about her. She's 14. A baby. It's a disgrace

[@Luis-mz6dx]

These are the women we should be fighting for in our present time not for some confused want to be women delusional men and vice versa.

[@loves_Jesus7]

​@@Luis-mz6dxI couldn't agree more

[@chipwilliams6236]

you should be more concerned about actual gRAPED victims, rather than a 14 year old young women getting married.

[@tatianadaniel3569]

The men be quiet as hell on these types of documentaries.

[@louchatman883]

Yes, not many comments

[@xxchocolatesxx]

men already know it’s hard to defend their gender’s actions. the ones that talk are the ones that are committing the actions themselves

[@III-hp4hx]

I’m not; I’m here to show my support for these girls to be married off to be great and obedient wives

[@NaomiKerubo-mh1fe]

you will never see them comment i doubt if they even watch such documentaries to the end

[@III-hp4hx]

@@NaomiKerubo-mh1fe I do and it turns me on!

[@priscillahondogah5547]

At 13:43 he talked about when his first wife is sick. I expected the next questions to be about the sickness and what would happen to the chores if the young girl also got sick.

[@yessica5231]

I know Cersei Lannister is a fictional character, but one of her quotes rings true "everywhere in the world, they hurt little girls."

[@BokunoRico]

As much as I despise Cersei, I'm with her with this one.

[@adlihcrosby1389]

The fact that this is true and this is about a child’s life. The scene at the end is just sick . Seeing her not even smiling or anything, having her eyes down while everyone has their eyes on her . Even the predator staring at her . Disgusting and just sad .

[@sandymurray3997]

That is a sign of respect.....

[@jacquelinemariesart]

"The human heart is desperately wicked"

[@adlihcrosby1389]

@@sandymurray3997 “forced” forcing someone to obey to you doesn’t mean they are doing it out of respect. Being able to see when someone willingly respects you is very noticeable and that’s one thing but when they are nervous and afraid of you is another thing.

[@christianandjesse7370]

​@@sandymurray3997 no it is not lol. Shes obviously miserable. Her own mom said this was a forced areangement.

[@br0wnskiin22]

There are so many problems here and it saddens me. The biggest one is they think a short fix ( selling your daughter for money) will fix a long term problem ( poverty) but instead they are in a never ending cycle that is passed on from generation to generation. These women who think it’s okay, because their mothers did it , just kills me .

[@kudkudkun8518]

In this case they didnt even get money , just a cow which is insane .

[@nber1954]

The part that women have in continuing this tragedy is insane and sade. Knowledge is truly power!

[@meed8738]

@@nber1954 knowledge is truly power but they are starving this girl from him

[@ariamason9324]

These poor souls don't know any better especially if they don't have a proper education. All they learn is now to cook clean and sleep with a man. The men know if the women's continue their education that would threaten their perverted behavior.

[@ingiyan8741]

That’s the part where they should have a community meeting, because if this tradition did anything positive long term, there would be evidence. Short term happiness can form into inhumane circumstances. It’s a cheap greed deal. & these rejected “men” since being married is important in Africa, ideally before your 35 as a man. Confirms these are reject men.

[@ursulareeg1171]

This story is heartbreaking. I'm very sad for this girl.

[@sherribatko8981]

At 14 years of age shes far too young for such responsibilities and hes too damn old That's disgusting and sick to do this to her

[@chipwilliams6236]

so a 14 year old is not able to do chores?

[@HenryChitaika]

I am a Zambian and this truly disgusted me. That man should be traced down and prosecuted. It's the only way that we are going to win this battle.

[@dsrtsnw]

you good men out there need to unite and fight for women !!! this is sickening. slavery. corruption. torture.

[@chipwilliams6236]

oh stop it yall africans only act like its wrong because the west does. look your even speaking western language.

[@alexiscondit898]

That poor girl was dead inside, and completely miserable. Imagine being surrounded by no one who cares and then a strange foreigner covered in make up with a camera crew shows up and asks you how you feel...just soul killing...

[@nicoleclavel3876]

:( I was thinking the same thing. breaks my heart 😢

[@Kelli_333]

I feel so bad but I don’t think the camera crew is allowed to do something, I wish they could though :(

[@Fiona-anna1]

​@@Kelli_333they aren't. If they do they would be stripped and beaten

[@saniyamarie7917]

Is there any type of update this is breaking my heart

[@Andy-i6f]

Yeah at the end they say she married and gave birth to a child, that's gonna be her life.

[@Mini_verse-CB97]

She's just a child,the thought of her "helping out" a 48 yr old man in the bedroom made me feel nauseous

[@lilydavenportxx]

His first reasoning for buying and assaulting a child was because he didn't know how to do CHORES. My heart aches for every one of those girls

[@b_w_j]

he also said that younger girls are cheaper 🤮

[@8213apice]

His mother failed him. He seen her be a slave so he thinks it’s normal.

[@azulsalvaje3518]

Stop calling 14 yr old women they're children!

[@Scar-jg4bn]

It's Africa, this is normal for them and in some countries the age of consent is younger.

[@HumanB312]

⁠@@Scar-jg4bnthey clearly don't consent it's forced

[@turpasauna]

​@@Scar-jg4bn Consent does not make minors into adults. This girl would be in 6th or 7th grade.

[@Scar-jg4bn]

@@turpasauna they're not minors in Africa bud. Your western imperialism is showing.

[@Scar-jg4bn]

@@HumanB312 the women seem pretty happy to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Carly.rae97]

How incredibly scary and sad. I couldn’t imagine being married at 27 let alone 15 years ago for myself! 😭 these poor babies need help not marriage.

[@lib.777]

She looks so traumatised already.

[@miniskillet0587]

The hatred for women is all around the world. It's heartbreaking.

[@морфей13]

No, its traditions, its related to their undeveloped and poor brains. This wouldnt happen in modern day europe

[@justthinkingaboutallofit]

All but in western nations. There it is all about hating men...and hiw weird that is where the most feminists are that say nothing about african and arab nations their treatment of women...

[@kartierzanoti1404]

And I have Daughter that Just Turned 2 I’m not gone Play about her in the Future so Pray for me💯🙏🏾

[@chatgpt4135]

And when women demand better treatment, oeople say they are asking too much

[@морфей13]

@@chatgpt4135 you have the best treatment idk what u want

[@laurenj6771]

You can tell in her eyes she’s fully aware of how wrong this is and that she wants out of it, it’s like she’s screaming with her eyes, she isn’t brainwashed into thinking it’s normal like some of the women seem to be. I wish there was something that could be done to help her

[@TharonGray]

This is child abuse being broadcasted on our telephones. Why in the world does somebody not put a stop to this? God have mercy on all of them so especially the women involved

[@hollyodii5969]

This young “bride” was so disconnected and destroyed. I wish I could somehow send her a big box of books!

[@kenyaleatham8535]

This seems reasonable. Is there some way @vice can facilitate this. I would like to send books as well.

[@aestheria6706]

I don't think her husband will like that idea. He doesn't want her to get educated because he might have a hard time controlling her. But yeah, you can try. I'm hoping that Dialess will get to read books again and will be free from that disgusting man

[@irenedavo3768]

Where is Foreign Aid?

[@sherri2843]

​@@irenedavo3768Even so Wth is wrong with the Elite movers and shakers in Africa that can put an end to this madness?.😮😮😮

[@Darkstalker1012]

⁠​⁠@@aestheria6706There is no “might” he WILL have a hard time controlling her. I hope she can get away from him, someway/ somehow, because this isn’t right…Btw, her name is beautiful

[@achiengsunshine569]

"The very first thing they are told, is how to respect your husband" 😢😢😢those words don't even describes the word DISGUSTING, SHE IS 14 FOR CRYING OUT LOUDEST ...

[@b_solaxx]

48 and 14 is insane. absolutely disgusting

[@scj3188]

That's like Thomas Jefferson and Sally hemmings!

[@user-qq6rr2je4q]

Joseph 70 Mary 14

[@chipwilliams6236]

ageist bigot

[@RosinahKotane]

She's not a married women...she's a married child who has a child how horrible and sad and you can see how intelligent she is and loves school....her mother has Aids given to her by her father and now she wants that old man to give her daughter Aids as well😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@rickkonesnii]

The fact that their own parents are marrying them off for money is sickening 😢

[@tarahill308]

Thts all they know n the cycle continues

[@TriciaPerry-ef7bi]

​@@tarahill308trafficking. It is illegal and should be all over the world God doesn't want this

[@jamiemcmahon9638]

This 14yr old girl was traded for 1 cow.

[@Zaran51]

It’s all about money. Religion is the EXCUSE. The mask they hide behind.

[@NatureEyeWitness]

One cow???? Even if there were to be thousands of them and gold as well its still not right, it will never be a right!