How football is helping girls fight against forced marriage
Two sisters in an Indian village talk about how football has changed their lives and helped them push back against child marriage.
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Notable Quotes
"I refused."
— Nisha Vaishnav , Activist
"When we started talking to parents we never said that we were introducing football to stop child marriage."
— Padma Joshi , Activist
"We do it quietly..."
— Laali , Other
"I refused."
— Nisha Vaishnav , Activist
"There is no lover. I am going to play football - that is my love."
— Nisha Vaishnav , Activist
"We do it quietly..."
— Laali , Other
"I refused."
— Nisha Vaishnav , Activist
"'For the first two to three days, village women would point to us and say, 'Look at those girls exposing their legs'."
— Munna , Athlete
"'There is no lover. I am going to play football - that is my love.'"
— Nisha Vaishnav , Activist
Key People
The mother of Nisha and Munna, who was a child bride herself.
Munna is Nisha Vaishnav's sister, also a football player and activist against child marriage.
Nisha's sister who introduced her to football and advocates for girls' rights.
A young girl from Rajasthan who uses football to resist child marriage.
A representative from Football for Freedom working on women's rights in Rajasthan.
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Two sisters in an Indian village talk about how football has changed their lives and helped them push back against child marriage.
An article detailing how football has empowered young girls in India to resist forced marriages, featuring the story of Nisha Vaishnav and her sister Munna.
An article by BBC News highlighting how football is empowering girls in rural India to resist forced marriage and pursue their dreams.
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