Abstract:

Abstract Child marriage has serious implications for the lives and for the development of children and adolescents, especially for girls. In Mozambique, 41% of girls and 11% of boys under 18 are married or live with someone as if they were married. This article seeks to present the social phenomenon of child marriage, from the point of view of children and adolescents from three different contexts in Mozambique. Data were collected through a participatory and visual research and analyzed, according to the socio-ecological model. The main results indicate that all actors that could play a central role in preventing child marriage, from adolescents themselves, their peers and their families to the community, institutions and local government, actually play an ambivalent role, often contributing to these marriages.

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