Over 1,000 youths, couples undergo marriage counselling in Kano

Over a thousand young men and women were on Sunday given marriage counselling in Kano State.

This is even as the Northern Therapist holds its third annual marriage conference with the theme: “intentional marriage.”

However, married couples were also part of the larger gathering as issues relating to day-to-day marital activities were discussed with a view to finding lasting solutions.

Speaking about the conference, the founder, Northern Women Therapist, Maryam Hassan Baba said the idea of bringing everyone together was a result of findings that only a few people have access to marriage counselling services and to reduce the rate of failed marriages in communities.

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She said, “We looked at our society and the increase in divorce rate; we have cases of couples divorcing just two weeks into their marriage. We have come to realise that most of the causes of divorce are preventable and manageable. If people are supported with the right tools, with the right skills to communicate in resolving their conflict, chances of divorce are definitely going to get lower.”