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Portrait of First Lady of South Africa Thobeka Madiba Zuma.

No one should be able to “hide” behind cultural traditions as an excuse for hurting girls, Zuma said.

“I would not say get rid of culture, but the culture should not be the platform and the instrument which they use to practice this,” she said.

In an effort to educate communities about the widespread dangers associated with child marriage and encourage them to halt the practice, the African Union launched its Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa in 2014. Since then, the effort has attracted a burgeoning roster of child advocates, from government officials and religious authorities to traditional leaders and former child brides—all bent on serving as champions of change in Africa.

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Portrait of First Lady of South Africa Thobeka Madiba Zuma.<br /> <br /> No one should be able to “hide” behind cultural traditions as an excuse for hurting girls, Zuma said. <br /> <br /> “I would not say get rid of culture, but the culture should not be the platform and the instrument which they use to practice this,” she said.<br /> <br /> In an effort to educate communities about the widespread dangers associated with child marriage and encourage them to halt the practice, the African Union launched its Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa in 2014. Since then, the effort has attracted a burgeoning roster of child advocates, from government officials and religious authorities to traditional leaders and former child brides—all bent on serving as champions of change in Africa.