Regardless of' the law whi ch prohibits child marriage. many lema Ie chi ldren are beingrnwedded in Dembia Woreda of North GondaI'. The practice of child marriage is un checkedrnand ch ildren have become victims of the tradition.rnThe objective ol' this study was to assess the magnitude of the problem of child marriage inrnDembia Woreda, to understand the underlying reasons, to identi f the perceived benefits ofrnchild marriage, to look into the consequences and lor impact of the child marriage andrnsuggest so lution s,rnThe study used both qualitative and quantitative instruments to co llect the data. Thernqualitati ve data are co mplemented by the quantitative data or vise versa dur ing analysis.rnThe prevalence 01' child marriage in Dembia WOI'eda is 30% .. Vari ous reasons are providedrnfor concluding chilclillarriage. Among the many underl ying reas on~. the desi re La gain socialrnprestige/recognition (38%), the need to conform to the social norm (33%), the desire for thernestablishment of bond between families of the bride and groom (21%), the desire to increasernfamily members (33%) and to enjoy the wedd ing ceremony (39%) are the top ones.rnChild marriage has benet,ts to the parents of the spouses. The consequence and/or impact ofrnch ild marriage are diverse and negative, The fema le child suffers from incom patible physical,rnsocial and psychological problems.rnEnhancing the participation of female ch ildren and women at school and Kebele levels of thernWoreda, the provision of child rights education, the provision of equal access to educationrnand absence of gender discrimination are suggested as so lutions to eliminate the problem ofrnch ild marriage from the Woreda