Everyday 33,000 girls are married as childern, denied their right to education and opportunity, and robbed of their childhood. No child should have to go through this.
In an attempt to shine a harsh light on the prevalence of child marriages (legally in many countries), YouTuber Coby Persin has conducted a social experiment to see how people in New York would react to a child bride and her older groom. New York reacted just as you would imagine – with shock and outrage.
According to a UNICEF report from February 2016, one in four women worldwide were married before the age 18. It is important for more people to speak out against this issue.
Since being posted on February 21, Coby Persin’s video has already been viewed by almost a million people.
