Meet Thea Geir, supposedly Norway’s first child bride.

Meet Thea Geir, supposedly Norway’s first child bride. HT: Independent.

Thea is 12 years old and this Saturday she apparently plans to get married to her 37-year-old fiancé, Geir.

Her blog received half a million readers ahead of the wedding.

Thea’s ‘story’ has shocked many, but it is not real. It is actually part of a campaign by children’s development charity Plan International aimed at highlighting the 39,000 children every day who are forced into marriage. The charity says:

We believe that provocation is a powerful tool in order to demonstrate a reality that truly is very provoking. We hope people will mobilise against child marriage by being girl sponsors, so that most of the girls facing Thea’s situation every day can escape their brutal fate.

'Today we are visiting the church I'm getting married on Saturday to see how it looked and planning and stuff.'

I can tell you that the church is really great and since I did not invite any of my friends in the wedding I am a bit afraid that it might be a little tommt church on Saturday. Because I do not think Geir know sooo many Avian somehow!

Therefore I thought to say that I had been properly happy if some of you many who have read my blog like to be in my wedding! Also because I really am a little scared and dread, and it had been a little better if I could plan that you who have followed my blog and know how I really did it had been there.

As I have said so called church that the wedding will be in Jacob's Church in Oslo and the wedding is at 2pm on Saturday for a few days.

If you can get so you can say it here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/383676111784232/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

In Britain Plan International has its own campaign against child marriage and FGM called #FaceUP.

Related:  Too Young To Wed