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Zeina Mutola hosts a radio programme tracking down cases of early marriage near Mozambique鈥檚 capital, Maputo. Traditionally, some mothers teach their daughters to become wives at a very early age, leading to health problems and school drop-out. Zeina uses the power of open conversation on the radio and works with the police and social services to rescue girls who are stuck in bad situations.

(Image: Children attend class in 11-year-old Aicha's school in the central city of Bouake, Ivory Coast. Aicha's father is the first man ever tried in Ivory Coast over childhood marriage. Credit: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)