Sabina is continuing her school after scaping child marriage

Sabina was a student of grade 5 in 2018 at her village’s primary school situated in Joyram Ojha under Gangachara upazila of Rangpur district. Most of the residents in this village are involved with agricultural works. Her parents are day labourer were not much interested in Sabina’s education. In the middle of 2018 she suddenly stopped attending school and the project staff visited her house to know about the cause of her absence in school. At the time of visiting the house the staff found Sabina was cooking and none of her parents was in the house. The staff when asked Sabina about her absence in school she informed that her parents told her there is no use to attend girls in school and they were discussing her marriage. The staff retuned from her house and had a discussion with the School Head Teacher and SMC members. In the mean time her marriage was finalized on 5^th August 2018 and the Head Teacher along with SMC members and project staff went to her house and tried to motivate her parents about the disadvantages of child marriage. Her parents denied canceling the marriage and the local UP told them if they didn’t stop the marriage then legal actions would be taken against them and promised them that he will manage Sabina’s education expenses. Finally the child marriage was stopped and she had successfully passed the Primary Education Completion exam and now studying in grade 6. She wants to continue her education.