Eve Organization for Women Development on Tuesday said some girls marry early in South Sudan because of poverty when they could not pay their school fees.
Florence Ide Noka told CRN in Juba that girls’ needs are many while others could not afford to pay for their education leading to early and unsuccessful marriage.
Juba University student Ezbon Anthony Nicola Makor discouraged early marriage, urging concerned authorities to stop the practice.
He said some parents marry off their daughters early because of wealth, advising them to send their girls to school.
Mr Anthony argued that parents would gain more from their daughters if they educate them, cautioning that early marriage could lead to death because they are still young.