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Sylvia wants to finish high school, and even dreams to go as far as university. She wants to be a teacher when she completes her studies and make her own choice as far as marriage is concerned.
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May 01, 2022
Spared from Forced Marriage
Sylvia is 16 years old and lives with her uncle in the village. When schools were closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, her uncle connived with relatives to arrange a marriage for her in return for a dowry of six cows. She averted the marriage by escaping to live with a relative in Kampala during the almost two-year lock-down. When schools resumed, she returned to the village for school, but her uncle refused to pay any school fees to force her into the marriage.
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She shared her dilemma with our team, and we were able to enroll her onto our Scholarship Program. Sylvia now boards safely at high school and continues her education. Our staff reports that Sylvia is a committed Christian and a minister in our church in the village. She is an outstanding leader within the school and on the leadership team for the Scripture Union Club.
Sylvia wants to finish high school, and even dreams to go as far as university. She wants to be a teacher when she completes her studies and make her own choice as far as marriage is concerned.
Sylvia wants to finish high school, and even dreams to go as far as university. She wants to be a teacher when she completes her studies and make her own choice as far as marriage is concerned.
