Girls of Paadhai
Inside the South Indian refuge supporting women in their fight against forced marriage
In Southern India, many women endure early marriage. The refuge charity Paadhai shelters the children and adolescents who are trying to escape this fate. Twenty-year-old Amulpriya’s mother was married at an early age; now she wants her daughter to follow the same path. Determined to get an education, Amulpriya is supported by Paadhai. This is her story - but it's also the story of numerous other girls and women desperate to forge a life of their own.