"Some people sell their daughters at an early age too early to get food allowance. This is a very experienced voice of the people does not make anything, but ... "These words define the size of that desperation, a Kenyan mother of Fatima Ahmed.

One of the widows who live in countries threatened by drought in Africa, Kenya, in Fatima, daughter of seven trying to stay alive is very difficult to find food and water.

Aid is very limited food and water to people in the region refers to any lengths to get out of despair. In Kenya, forbidden to enter into marriage under the age of 18. Today, however, if you look at where the "brides of drought known as" the young girls you see.
Such as Somalia Habasveim society, many rural communities in Africa, girls' honor, to preserve their virginity at an early age that believed that marriage should be.

Remarried women at a young age "flawed" and their families are seen as people with the load.

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One health worker, "In our culture, girls married at an early age as many of them ... do not want nine people, their families being forced to marry by force".

In rural areas, the bride's "price" that determines dowry, paid as traditional as the couple and the animal. Kenyan workers' Abdi Issa, "People are animals, and plenty of time to make a payment when getting married ... greens, animals, water containers içebiliyor ... People, when they can find enough food and laughing faces," he said.

However, because of the drought that swept East Africa, nearly everyone lost their livestock. Animal corpses now occupies the barren lands.

HUNGER in front of everything HEADINGToday, 15 thousand girls in Kenya Kenya shilling (168 dollars) in exchange for as low as coins are sold.
Fatima, "the recipient is male is rich, the price of 50 thousand shillings (559 dollars) goes up," he said.
Young girls in Kenya, at any moment "drought bride" can become. Fatima: "A mother took 14 years to a man's daughter from school, or even sell an old man. You make the other children to get food ... Some families have 10 children to feed these kids is very difficult, "he said.

Fatima lived in the region at the local college, studying since the drought is effectively decreased the number of girls than 350 210.

The United Nations (UN), according to Kenya's northeastern province of each one of five girls goes to school only.

Relief Agency, the state can not notice the cost of meeting the 3 thousand to 400 girls. Lucky ones to find prey, with relatives of these children going to or doing household cleaning.

Still, they are the lucky ones. The rest are forced to marry.