11. If I had a chance of advising young girls below 18, I would advise them to totally abstain from sex until they have graduated and are in gainful employment. 12. Giving birth causes trauma and pain. Living with a man also causes pain and trauma. 13. My life is hell at the present moment and at this stage I find it unbearable. 14. I an1 aware that the practice of marrying young children is rampage in Zimbabwe. For instance members of the Apostolic Faith, have this insatiable habit of grabbing young children and marrying them. 15. I am also aware of the practices in the rural areas where young women are pledged or married to older wealthier husbands. This should be considered criminal conduct and unacceptable. 16. Young wmnen, like myself, are going through hell and I will be ready to testify orally before any Honourable Court so that this society can do the right thing. 17. I therefore pray that the powers that be and this Honourable Court hear the plea of a victim and grants the order that we seek in the instant matter. 18. Whilst I accept that my life has a write off, I am seriously concerned about the life of my son Junior. He has no prospects of success at all in life. His father is a drunkard and I am a poor uneducated woman. It means that my son is going through that same cycle of poverty and 3