CHILD MARRIAGE

Child marriage is the formal (or informal) marriage of a child under the age of 18
— generally the marriage of a young girl to an older boy or man. There are
approximately 700 million women around the world today who were married as girls; a
third of them were married before their 15th birthdays.
Forcing a young girl into marriage generally means she will be separated from her family
and friends and transferred to her husband like a piece of property. In an instant, she will
be expected to become a woman who keeps house and raises a family, rather than play
and study like the child she is.
Child brides are often made to leave school, are more likely to experience domestic
violence, and are at higher risk of dying from pregnancy and childbirth complications — as
are the children of child brides.

Child marriage occurs in these areas due to high levels of poverty, cultural
norms, and lax, if any, laws — but it doesn’t only happen there. The World Policy
Center reports that 88 percent of countries have 18 as the minimum marriageable age,
but allow younger children to marry with parental consent.

Dowries paid by the bride’s family are not standard in all cultures; in sub-Saharan
Africa, the opposite is often true — a price is paid to the bride’s family for the girl, and
a younger girl fetches a higher price.
"Families are using child marriage, as an alternative, as a survival strategy [against…]
food insecurity,” Niger has said. On top of that, families who cannot afford to feed or
educate their daughters may view marriage as her next best option.

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/child-marriage-brides-india-niger-syria/
MY INSIGHTS
Therefore, there have so many cases of child marriage around the world, because of lack
of financial problem, broken family, in additional is the cultural basis like a Muslim tribe
they have a fixed marriage and give dowries to the girl family in accordance to their
agreement. The boy must have paid money or anything what are their agreement both
side o a family.