Education as a Contrivance to Ending Child Marriage in Africa: Perspectives from Nigeria and Uganda

This article focuses on policy solutions for counteracting child marriage, particularly in the Nigerian and Ugandan context. While both nations have signed international conventions committing them to progress on this issue, child marriage is still a reality in many communities. These authors propose that the Nigerian and Ugandan governments should invest in education programs and institutional reform that will reach out to girls before they encounter marriage. This article also analyzes the current problems that policy-makers face when addressing child marriage, as well as the damaging consequences that result from girls marrying at a young age.