Zonta Club of Dhaka I educates students on avoiding child marriage

The Zonta Club of Dhaka I organized an advocacy program in July focused on ending child marriage in collaboration with the Ayna Foundation. It was in cooperation with Amader Pathshala, a school for underprivileged children. 

Students in sewing school and the students of the underprivileged school were the participants of the event. 

The event was held on 31 July 2020.

The executive director of the Ayna Foundation, Ms. Parveen, has experience working with adolescents for the last 27 years. She conducted the session where she informed participants about the disadvantages of child marriage along with governmental rules around the practice. Early marriage victims from the sewing school shared their experiences with others.