Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage

Natsiraishe Maritsa, center, shares a light moment with young boys and girls after a taekwondo training session in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa, second right, goes through taekwondo kicking drills during a practice session with young boys and girls in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa, right, talks to teen mothers in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa opens the curtains inside her room in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa, center, waits for young girls and boys to arrive for a taekwondo training session in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa shows some of her taekwondo medals at her home in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa holds some of her taekwondo medals at her home in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa, second right, goes through taekwondo kicking drills during a practice session in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa looks at the mirror inside her room in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Natsiraishe Maritsa, center, goes through taekwondo kicking drills during a practice session in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Children and young mothers watch as Natsiraishe Maritsa, center, goes through stretching and a warm up before a taekwondo practice session with young boys and girls in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Young boys and girls go through taekwondo kicking drills during a practice session with Natsiraishe Maritsa in the Epworth settlement about 15 km southeast of the capital Harare, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020. In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage martial arts fan 17-year old Natsiraishe Maritsa is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)