Learn: a cause, neighbourhoods, to raise awareness, the norm, settling
Transcript
Hadiqa Bashir is a 14 year old with a cause – she wants to end child marriage in her community.
After school, she goes to other neighbourhoods in Pakistan’s north-western Swat valley to raise awareness.
Such marriages are considered the norm for keeping land in the family or settling disputes.
It could take a long time for customs to change, but Hadiqa hopes that at least some of the girls can have a better future.
Vocabulary
a cause
a principle people believe in and fight for
neighbourhoods
adjoined areas
to raise awareness
to make people know more about something
the norm
a behaviour considered acceptable in a situation
settling
resolving a dispute with a compromise