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A girl and the family she supported with her earnings in Saudi Arabia following an early marriage. The family now live in Hara, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
In Ethiopia we found a wide range of marriage practices.
In Amhara, bride price is paid at the time of betrothal (often during childhood), making it very difficult for girls to refuse to go through with the marriage.
Additionally, work opportunities for young women in the Middle East lead some girls to get married before departure, recognising that if they are raped while abroad, their reputation would be less damaged than if they were unmarried.
We also found some girls entering temporary marriages and then divorcing so that remittances from their work abroad would flow to their parents.
Photo: Clare Price
Read more about this project on the ODI website: www.odi.org/knowledge-action-resource-series-adolescent-g...
A girl and the family she supported with her earnings in Saudi Arabia following an early marriage. The family now live in Hara, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
In Ethiopia we found a wide range of marriage practices.
In Amhara, bride price is paid at the time of betrothal (often during childhood), making it very difficult for girls to refuse to go through with the marriage.
Additionally, work opportunities for young women in the Middle East lead some girls to get married before departure, recognising that if they are raped while abroad, their reputation would be less damaged than if they were unmarried.
We also found some girls entering temporary marriages and then divorcing so that remittances from their work abroad would flow to their parents.
Photo: Clare Price
Read more about this project on the ODI website: www.odi.org/knowledge-action-resource-series-adolescent-g...