Courage in Action

Surovi Kujur, a 17-year-old girl from Rangpur, is a symbol of courage. At 16 and in 10th grade, her parents arranged her marriage. Shocked, Surovi remembered what she had learned at Shonglap, a center for adolescent empowerment: the legal age for marriage in Bangladesh is 18. When her parents tried to force the wedding, Surovi stood firm. […]