The Role of Traditional Leaders in Ending Child Marriages in Zambia

Realizing the need to prevent children from getting into marriages and containing traditional practices harmful to children, World Vision Zambia launched the "it takes Zambia to end child marriage" campaign. The campaign raises awareness of the destructive practices of child marriages and other associated traditional practices. Traditional leaders that come in to protect children against child marriage within their communities are at the core of contributing to ending child marriages in Zambia.
This Technical Brief provides an insight into activities traditional leaders are implementing in their chiefdoms to end child marriages.