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Rita's story

This is a story about child marriage in rural Bangladesh. The character of Rita is based on a girl who participated in a Media Action programme and the many others we seek to help. Rita is 13, clever at school, and keen to attend the local teacher training college, along with many of her friends. This is her first-hand account of how a local boy proposed marriage.

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