Asia Sentinel

Asia Sentinel

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
Indonesia’s Problem with Child Marriage
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Indonesia’s Problem with Child Marriage

Asia Sentinel's avatar
Asia Sentinel
Dec 16, 2017
∙ Paid

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
Indonesia’s Problem with Child Marriage
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

For a 14-year-old girl named Susi in a rural Indonesian village, when the sun arose on a recent day, she faced a grim change in her life. At 7 am, she was to be married to Doni, a 15-year-old from the next village. While she likes him, they had only recently started dating and gossip was spreading fast.

The gossip quickly spread until the village’s leade…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Asia Sentinel
Publisher Privacy
Substack
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More