02455nas a2200241 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000290007324501440010226000670024630000180031349000270033150001410035852012880049950200580178765000320184570000450187770000450192270000390196771000820200681000590208885600660214720260818134320.0161004s2014    th a  m rtt   000   eng d  a.b121712561 aMeranzai, Palwasha Tokhy10aImpact of child marriage on girls' formal education in the rural areas of Afghanistan :ba case study in Dehdadi District of Balkh Province  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2014  a94 p. :bill.1 aThesis ;vno. RD-14-15  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Rural Regional Development Planning  aChild m arriage has been practiced long in  Afghan istan. Child marriage deprives the  girls  of their right of education which is one of the basic human rights. After marriage the girl  has  to  serve  her  husband  and  his  family  and  on  the  other  hand  she  has  to  drop  out  from  school.  Child  marriage  is  a  barrier  for  the  education  of  the  girl  and  rarely  girl  will  get  access  to  education  completely.  After  the  marriage  the  child  more  often  is  not  allowed  by  her  husband or in laws to go to school. And if she wants to go to sch ool and attempts then she  may face with the violence from her husband and in laws .  Child  marriage  also  effects  the  social  and  personal  development  of  the  girls.  After  the  marriage, many girls are forced to drop out from school; very less portion is fortun ate that  they receive schooling before the marriage. Most of child brides are uneducated and they  are  considered  as  unskilled  person  so  they  are  fully  dependent  on  their  husband  and  in  laws to maintain the life .  In this research, the impact of child marri age on girls{u2018} formal education is investigated. In  addition the impact of child marriage is also studied on education girls and their children as well.  aThesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2014 0aChild marriagezAfghanistan1 aDoneys, Philippe,eExamination Committee0 aSoparth Pongquan,eExamination Committee1 aAhmad,Mokbul Morshed,eChairperson2 aAsian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program(ADB-JSP),eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. RD-14-15  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B03799