Your care restores futures
“Marriage almost ruined my future,” says Lynes today.
Yet as a 16-year-old girl, she thought it would be the opposite.
You see, Lynes grew up seeing girls married while they were still children. The pressure was on from those around her to do the same. She thought having a husband would be wonderful.
So at 16 years old, Lynes left school and got married.
Almost immediately, she realised it wasn’t at all what she’d imagined. Lynes shares:
“When I got married, I went to stay with my husband at his home village.
“However, my husband was not able to support our family. He just stayed at home without any income-generating activities.
“So we would go to bed without food, and it was difficult to afford other needs like clothes and soap. We used to quarrel often due to lack of necessities in the house.
“The marriage was a living hell to me.”
Two years into her marriage, and with one child, Lynes realised this wasn’t what she wanted for her life.
Your love helped Lynes’ community learn about child rights and child protection, and take action to help girls stay in school, safe from child marriage.
Thanks to training you helped make possible, and their own care and commitment, child protection volunteers were there, ready to listen to Lynes, and help her learn about the dangers of child marriage.
She began to understand how important education was for her future. With their ongoing support and encouragement, Lynes moved back to her parents’ home and received extra support to go back to school.
Today, thanks to your compassion, Lynes has big dreams for her future. Last year, she passed her final secondary school exams and now wants to be a teacher:
“I thank World Vision for giving me courage and moral support as I went back to school. I have benefited a lot and I know that I will excel in my life.
“When I become a teacher, I wish to provide counselling to my fellow girls not to be carried away into early marriages.”
Thank you for helping girls like Lynes stay safe, get the education they deserve, and write their own futures.
You’ve helped make Chigodi a safer place for children.
You helped train hundreds of people in child protection reporting and case management, including how to provide support for survivors.
This includes 50 girls and boys you helped train in child journalism so they can speak out and report on issues affecting children’s lives.
Today, 97% of young people in Chigodi say their community is a safe place for children, a big jump from just 45% of young people feeling safe in 2016.
And because you’ve empowered local people to lead change, like the child protection volunteers who helped Lynes, you can be sure it’s change that will last.
Your compassion and care will continue to keep children safe and shape their futures for years to come. Thank you for your kind heart!
Yet as a 16-year-old girl, she thought it would be the opposite.
You see, Lynes grew up seeing girls married while they were still children. The pressure was on from those around her to do the same. She thought having a husband would be wonderful.
So at 16 years old, Lynes left school and got married.
Almost immediately, she realised it wasn’t at all what she’d imagined. Lynes shares:
“When I got married, I went to stay with my husband at his home village.
“However, my husband was not able to support our family. He just stayed at home without any income-generating activities.
“So we would go to bed without food, and it was difficult to afford other needs like clothes and soap. We used to quarrel often due to lack of necessities in the house.
“The marriage was a living hell to me.”
Two years into her marriage, and with one child, Lynes realised this wasn’t what she wanted for her life.
Your love helped Lynes’ community learn about child rights and child protection, and take action to help girls stay in school, safe from child marriage.
Thanks to training you helped make possible, and their own care and commitment, child protection volunteers were there, ready to listen to Lynes, and help her learn about the dangers of child marriage.
She began to understand how important education was for her future. With their ongoing support and encouragement, Lynes moved back to her parents’ home and received extra support to go back to school.
Today, thanks to your compassion, Lynes has big dreams for her future. Last year, she passed her final secondary school exams and now wants to be a teacher:
“I thank World Vision for giving me courage and moral support as I went back to school. I have benefited a lot and I know that I will excel in my life.
“When I become a teacher, I wish to provide counselling to my fellow girls not to be carried away into early marriages.”
Thank you for helping girls like Lynes stay safe, get the education they deserve, and write their own futures.
You’ve helped make Chigodi a safer place for children.
You helped train hundreds of people in child protection reporting and case management, including how to provide support for survivors.
This includes 50 girls and boys you helped train in child journalism so they can speak out and report on issues affecting children’s lives.
Today, 97% of young people in Chigodi say their community is a safe place for children, a big jump from just 45% of young people feeling safe in 2016.
And because you’ve empowered local people to lead change, like the child protection volunteers who helped Lynes, you can be sure it’s change that will last.
Your compassion and care will continue to keep children safe and shape their futures for years to come. Thank you for your kind heart!