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THE GOVERNMENT MUST EDUCATE PARENTS TO ABANDON TRADITIONAL PRACTICES THAT ARE NOT GOOD FOR GIRLS. If you’re a girl in Burkina Faso, chances are your childhood won’t last long. Forced early marriage is common, as is early pregnancy. If you're a woman, you may be denied contraception, simply because you don’t have your husband’s permission. And if you do manage to get contraception,you may be forced to use it in secret for fear of being accused of adultery by your partner or in-laws. If you're a rape survivor, pregnant as a result of that assault, you must pay for your own emergency medical care – something that is out of reach for most victims. Burkina Faso’s girls want their childhoods back. Their mothers, aunts and sisters are fed up of being side-lined from the decisions that affect their lives.