Children became vulnerable to child marriage, trafficking and labour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The only focus right now should be to open schools in the safest possible way

Lack of physical interaction with teachers and peers has stunted socio-emotional development of such children, claim;counsellors;

The risks associated with;child;marriage do not end with girls married before 18: It leads to an intergenerational cycle of poverty that adversely;impacts;the economy