The Save the Children and the Swati organisations held a programme at Chadeiapali of Bandhgada in Kandhamal district on Monday to create awareness about the demerits and bad affects of child marriage. Tribal youth leaders Pratap Majhi and Diptimayee Nayak conducted a street play to make youths aware about the evils of child marriage. Chandrika Majhi, Ambika Majhi, Jasmin Majhi, Sangita Majhi, Jhumita Sahu, Abhijit Nayak and Gurubari Kanhar participated in the play. The message sent out was that girls should attain 18 years of age and males 21 before going in for marriage and that the youths should take oath against child marriage. Manoj Mishra of the Save the Children and Madhusmita Tripathy of the Swati gave training as to how to avoid child marriage.