Description : Veronica (14 years old) stands outside her hut that she decorated herself, in Rebu village in Tarime district of Mara region in Tanzania. They were married when Veronica was 7 and Frank was only 11. Veronica???s family received 5 cows. Frank works in his corn and sweet potato farm. Veronica finished 5th grade and Frank 7th. Modesta, Veronica???s mother-in-law, paid for their education and pretty much raised them, but then she ran out of money and they had to drop out of school. ???I love to sing and I really want to be a singer but I don???t have the means to get my career started,??? Veronica seems like a very happy person. She commented, ???I remember my wedding day. It was on a Tuesday . I was wearing a purple dress and a khanga. I didn???t understand what marriage was, I was too small but now I know what it means to be married.??? ???We are so happy to have a child, we want two more children.??? Said Veronica.