Memory Banda: A warrior’s cry against child marriage
Мемори Банда: Боен вик срещу детския брак
Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world. Full bio
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Малауи
the collection of poetry that we wrote,
сме писали,
"I'll Marry When I Want."
"Ще се омъжа, когато поискам."
в света,
спорно.
to initiation camps.
лагер.
to sexually please a man.
един мъж.
by the community
she ended up being pregnant.
to the initiation camp.
to the initiation camps."
of our society, of our community."
where I was going.
a little something to my community.
Your little sister has a baby.
Сестра ти има бебе.
that I was hearing every day,
that girls hear every day
всеки ден,
that the community needs them to do.
обществото иска от тях.
between me and my sister,
на сестра ми,
да направя нещо?
that has happened for a long time
от много време
деца,
forgotten how to read and write.
забравили да четат и пишат.
remind each other
припомним една на
how to read, to hold the book."
как се чете и държи книга."
their personal stories,
that are happening to us
случва, и
our traditional leaders,
и лидерите си,
настояхме,
се застъпиха за нас
and said no girl has to be married
поправки,
not just in my community,
was being presented in February,
детския брак през февруари
of Parliament were entering,
влизаха,
"Would you please support the bill?"
much technology like here,
their numbers and text them?"
им и не им пращаме съобщения?"
we texted them back,
им написахме:
by the president,
marriage age, from 15 to 18.
омъжиш в Малауи, е 18 години, не 15.
that the bill passed,
is the legal marriage age,
възраст за брак,
of women and girls every day?
момичета и жени?
are being wasted away.
пропиляван.
to honor their commitment.
застанат зад думата си.
at heart every time.
на момичета присърце.
as we are in this room,
we are not just girls,
until it is enforced?
докато не бъде спазван.
have been there,
at the local level,
на местно ниво,
шокиращи.
at the community level every day.
на местно ниво всеки ден.
that there are laws that protect them,
да ги защитават,
and defend themselves
there is a law that protects them.
закони които ги защитават.
момичета се нуждаят:
not to marry whilst 11.
омъжваме на 11 години.
end child marriage in a generation.
брак в рамките на поколение.
and millions of girls worldwide,
милиони момичета по света
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Memory Banda - ActivistMemory Banda is a tireless leader for girls’ rights, in Malawi and around the world.
Why you should listen
Memory Banda is a tireless leader for girls' rights around the world. She is leading Malawi's fight to end child marriage through her work with Let Girls Lead and the Girl Empowerment Network of Malawi.
Only 18-years-old, Memory championed a succesful national campaign that culminated in landmark legislation that outlawed child marriage. Memory works with girl leaders to ensure that village chiefs ban child marriage, end sexual initiation practices, enable girls to finish school and live safe from violence in a country where more than half of girls are married as children.
Memory became an advocate for girls after her younger sister was forced into marriage at the age of 11. She is now a college student in Malawi.
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