Editing Child marriage (section)

==== South Africa ====
In [[South Africa]], the law provides for respecting the marriage practices of traditional marriages, whereby a person might be married as young as 12 for females and 14 for males.<ref name="nourreport" /> Early marriage is cited as "a barrier to continuing education for girls (and boys)". This includes ''absuma'' ([[arranged marriage]]s set up [[cousin marriage|between cousins]] at birth in a local Islamic ethnic group), [[bride kidnapping]], and elopement decided on by the children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Learning from Children, Families and Communities to Increase Girls' Participation in Primary School |url=http://www.positivedeviance.org/projects/ethopedu/Ethiopia_girls_ed.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217053046/http://www.positivedeviance.org/projects/ethopedu/Ethiopia_girls_ed.pdf |archive-date=2008-12-17 |work=Save the Children USA report}}</ref>