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The number of child brides in Africa isn't expected to decrease like in other parts of the world. It's expected to get worse. UNICEF estimates the current number will more than double by 2050.
非洲童養(yǎng)媳的數量不會像世界其它地區(qū)一樣減少。預計會變得更糟。聯(lián)合國兒童基金會估計，到2050年數量將超過如今的兩倍。
That's 310 million child brides. Compared to the '90s, today's proportion of child brides has reduced by 10 percent. Africa's population is on the rise, which is part of the issue along with social norms. This causes a cycle of early pregnancies, possible domestic abuse and a breeding ground for diseases like HIV.
那就是3.1億的童養(yǎng)媳。與90年代相比今天的童養(yǎng)媳比例減少了百分之十。非洲的人口正在上升，部分問題伴著社會規(guī)范。此舉會導致早孕、可能的家庭暴力和滋生地疾病，例如HIV。
Lack of education and proper skills for employment causes child brides to be coerced into dependency and social separation. Some African countries don't have a minimum marriage age, and if a young girl is married, she is usually considered an adult.
缺乏教育和適當的就業(yè)技巧使童養(yǎng)媳被迫依賴并與社會脫節(jié)。一些非洲國家沒有最低結婚年齡，如果一個年輕的女孩結婚了，她通常被認為是成年人。
One study found there's a hefty price tag that comes with child brides at a country's national level. This is due in part to poverty. Child brides are likely to have more children in their lifetime causing the population levels to rise and increase the need for welfare.
一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，根據國家水平童養(yǎng)媳通常價格不菲。部分是因為貧困。童養(yǎng)媳通常會生更多的孩子，使人口數量上升福利需求增加。
My father wanted me to get married because they're going to get wealth. They want to get a lot of cows in order to get rich. Myself, I want to study."
我父親要我結婚，因為他們能得到一筆錢財。他們想要得到大量的奶牛，以便變得富有。對我自己，我想學習。
Can the cycle be broken? There are various organizations working to end the practice. Last May, the African Union launched a two-year program to reduce the number of child brides by offering easier access to women's health services and birth registration as well as beefing up laws to keep this in check.
這個循環(huán)會被打破嗎？許多組織試圖來結束這種做法。去年五月，非洲聯(lián)盟推出了一項為期兩年的計劃，通過提供婦女衛(wèi)生保健服務、出生登記以及加強法律檢查來減少童養(yǎng)媳。
While a lot of these solutions sound great, resistance to change combined with a population that'll increase roughly 70 percent by 2050 means victories here won't be easy.
雖然這些解決方案聽起來不錯，拒絕改變以及到2050近百分之七十的人口增長使得在成功的路上舉步維艱。
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