Child Marriage in Guatemala

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Portrait of Soyla with her newborn baby. “I’m 15 and my baby is 2 weeks old. I went to school until the 5th grade. I was 14 when I was married. My husband is 21. It’s a girl. I want to give her everything. I want her to study.”

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