How early marriages kill dreams of teenage girls in Dadaab camp

Fatma Abdirahman, a foster mother at the Dagahaley Refugee Camp. [Jeckonia Otieno/Standard]

Four teenage girls tell the story of how culture can destroy the dreams of girls.

The situation worsens if they live in a refugee camp. Mariam got married to a fellow pupil when the two were at a local school in Dagahaley Refugee Camp. They were in Class Six and the relationship blossomed despite opposition from her parents.