A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

MANGOCHI, Malawi– Jenipher Sanni dreams of making it big in life, and this year, she prepares to sit for four exams to attain the certificate she needs to move on to university.But getting to this point has not been a straight shot for Jenipher. At age 21, she has already lived two lives – as a wife and as a student.When she was 14, she dropped out of school to getmarried. “In my community,” she said, “getting married at this age is not strange. It is seen as normal.”
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