Underage Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: A Childhood Snatched, a Future Denied

Underage marriages and Teenage pregnancies in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: A childhood snatched, a future denied

In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where economic growth runs ahead of social investment, young tribal girls are still being pushed into early marriage and motherhood. A two-decade-long study tracking childhoods across the region reveals how poverty, poor access to education and entrenched gender norms continue to shape futures. Even as some break the cycle through support and schooling, many others remain caught between policy promises and lived …

How religious communities are stepping up to address teenage pregnancy

When Florence Ingabire’s daughter became pregnant at 16, she was forced to drop out of school. “At first, she was very scared,” Ingabire recalls. “People judged us, especially t...

A childhood snatched, a future denied

V. Haritha isn’t positive how outdated she was when she received married. “I used to be simply 14, possibly,” she says, adjusting a toddler on her hip whereas two extra play close by. Now 18, she is a mom of three, residing in Gangaraju Madugula, a distant village about 120 km from Visakhapatnam, nestled within the Jap Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. The village is residence to tribal communities such because the Kondhs and Porajas, listed amongst Indi…