This study sought to investigate causes of child marriages in Murewa District, Zimbabwe. A qualitative research approach was used. The sample comprised of people who were married under-age, teachers, and pupils from Murewa High School. The findings of the study revealed that culture and poverty were the major causes of child marriages in Murewa. This paper recommended that girls at risk for early marriage must be empowered with information, skills, safe spaces and support networks. These programs target reducing girls’ social isolation and to prepare girls to act on the choices they must make in life, enhance girls’ access to school, offer economic support and incentives for girls and families, offer economic training, support and sometimes incentives that address families’ economic reasons for marrying their daughters early, provide alternatives to marriage and increase the value of girls to their families of origin, educating and mobilizing parents and community members and lastly foster an enabling legal and policy framework that seek to protect the girl child.