They made us get married, even though he had cheated on me and he had no home and no job.
After our baby was born things were really difficult. We had to ask our parents for money. Sometimes I didn’t eat because my mother-in-law didn’t want to help me, and I couldn’t afford medical care when I was ill.
WEC went to my parents and tried to convince them to let me go home. It turned out that my mother had been listening to their [radio] programme about the consequences of child marriage. Because of that, they welcomed me back home.
Narrative provided by Girls Not Brides
