A chief in Phalombe has said early marriages is a huge reason people cut trees in the district.
Speaking at an interface meeting organised by Holy Family Mission Hospital, Group Village Headwoman Kuchombe said most of the youths who marry early in her area cut trees for charcoal burning and firewood because they do not have other sources of getting money.
“Due to lack of youth clubs here, teenage pregnancies are increasing and young people are going into early marriages and as a result they are destroying our mountains since they have nothing to do.
“We want youth clubs here so that our children should be learning a lot of issues on how they can progress in life, avoid early marriages and boys should avoid drinking midori (spirits),”said Kuchombe.
Youth friendly health services coordinator at Holy Family Mission Hospital Erick Manjolo said the interfaces were conducted so that the youths should remind each other the roles and responsibilities they have on issues of youth friendly health services as well as environmental issues that are affecting the areas surrounding our hospital.
He added that youths should not be afraid of going to the hospital to seek medical help since nowadays there are special rooms at any hospital where they can interact freely with their fellow youths who are medical personnel.
On his part, Phalombe District Youth Officer McNeil Shire promised that his office will help the youths in the area to form youth clubs and also impart them with knowledge on how they can run these clubs.
Phalombe is one of the districts where most of the girls get into marriage under the age of 18.
the guy needs to be tested if he has a sound mind
Tiyeni tidzaleso mitengo mafumu mukukanika tchito yanu man
Bodza
I believe early marriages are a result of too much welfare services by government. With free medical care, free education, free food, farm inputs, mtukula pakhomo, feeding programmes, everyone finds it easy to marry. Ndizitsilu zomwe. Government please give us our responsibility back and see how hardworking we are.
Kkkkkkkk does it tally?
the fact z we r many
he has a point…
Ikalawa ntchele siichoka
This Needs To Explain In An Essy Form.
wtf?
This makes sence to a person who thinks these young boys and girls when they r married with nothing to do or a job they turn to business cutting trees and make charcol for sale
So when they marry young they have nothing to do and when they marry a little older then suddenly there is something to do?
Its not ur fault bra u cant c the logic there
Mafumu,mudzizindikila Kuti Achimata Ambili Mmamidzimu Tikumasowa Zochita,ngakhale Tilime ,mbeu Tikugulitsa Molira ,tikadula Mitengo Ndikuotcha Makala Ndiponi Ndalama Yake Ikumatithandiza ,komaso Likalanda Makala Nawo Akumathandizika,
I think there is much more that triggers early marriages than deforestation. I come from Northern region where we’ve got plenty of both indigenous forests and exotic one but early marriages are still a problem.
hhhh…The Chief says Early marriages hv an impact on the environment..Deforestation…not the other way round lyk Cutting dwn of trees increases early marriages
That was my understanding. Anyway thanks
this doesn’t make sense….
it is you who is not making sense
this doesn’t make sense….
nzeru palibe apa
how????