Marrying off a girl at age 11 is not marriage at all, it is… - Tererai Trent

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Marrying off a girl at age 11 is not marriage at all, it is rape, often people ask me how it felt. Honestly how am I supposed to feel? It is horrible having four children by the age of 18. Honestly what am I supposed to say? However, I maintain that I am not a victim; I am part of the solution.

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Tererai Trent (born c. 1965) is a Zimbabwean-American woman whose unlikely educational success has brought her international fame.

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Wherever you are in life, despite challenges and difficulties, your dreams will always call you and remind you who you are and what you want to become.

These girls are married off before they are able to define themselves. I come from this line of women who have been married very young before they could define the lives they wanted for themselves.

"Your dreams in life will have deeper meaning when they are tied to the greater good.”

Marrying off a girl at age 11 is not marriage at all, it is rape, often people ask me how it felt. Honestly how am I supposed to feel? It is horrible… - Tererai Trent

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