Married at 13, fighting for a divorce | UNICEF

Married at the age of 13 in Mauritania, Fatimetou is trying to pick back up the pieces of her life. Now 16, she reflects on the time saying "when I got married, I realised everything was a lie."
She fled to her parents' home only to be sent back to her husband. With few options, Fatimetou decided to live on the streets, yet continued going to school "I couldn't give up on that." she says.
With the new-found support of her mother and a local advocacy organisation, the optimistic teenager is actively working to get divorce.
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