One chief has been working hard. Theresa Kachindamoto has ended 800 child marriages. She is the chief of the Deza district in Malawi. Her goal has been to keep young girls out of marriages and provide education.

Originally Kachindamoto worked as a secretary in a college in another area of Malawi. However, she was called and informed that she would be the new chief. One of the reasons being that she was good with people. She was told to come back to her childhood home.

Once she got back to Deza and found that grils as young as 12, possibly younger, had children. She put laws in stating that children under 18 could not marry without parental consent. She faced a lot of opposition. Many parents believed it was their right to marry off their children, or even sexually abuse them. Even local leaders opposed her. She fired four after they continued to allow child marriages.

Kachindamoto is a hero to many and hopefully her ideals will spread. Some chiefs refuse to do anything about these marriages because they fear that the backlash will be too strong.

Theresa Kachindamoto has been an advocate for girls' education as well. She tried to assure parents that keeping their girls in school would bring them more wealth. These parents again argued. So because she could not change this mentality, she changed the law, making it illegal for these traditional marriages to continue. She has broken up 850 marriages and sent all of the girls back to school.

Theresa Kachindamoto as proven to be a real hero. She has also proven to be an amazing leader who has protected those who need it most.