The above picture is
Thea, supposedly Norway’s first child bride. Thea is 12 years old and this Saturday she apparently plans to get married to her 37-year-old fiancée,
Geir. She announce the wedding and posted pre-wedding photos in
her blog and it has received over half a million readers ahead of the proposed wedding. Thea’s story has sent shocks to many, and the big question is, 'Is it for real'?
But it is not real. It is actually part of a campaign by children’s development charity Plan International aimed at highlighting the 39,000 children every day who are forced into marriage. The charity says:
"We believe that provocation is a powerful tool in order to demonstrate a reality that truly is very provoking. We hope people will mobilise against child marriage by being girl sponsors, so that most of the girls facing Thea’s situation every day can escape their brutal fate."
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