Twin sisters experience the threat of under-age marriage.

Use this short video (4 mins, 30 secs) to start a discussion about:

• the often-hidden custom of child-marriage
• the power of social norms that can sustain or challenge harmful practices
• programmes and services, such as India’s Childline, to prevent abuses

Ask your audience some questions before screening the video. Ask, for example:

• Do child marriages take place in your country/ society?
• What does the law say?
• Do people continue with outdated, harmful practices? And if so, why?

After the screening the video, ask the audience for their views about the story and the characters.

More information

• Samata programme to keep girls in school in northern Karnataka, India project page  
• Samata - Equality 7 minute documentary
• KHPT website