“I am here to show my determination to work together in ending child marriage and all forms of violence against girls.”
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10 things that happen when girls stay in school
When girls stay in school, communities are stronger and poverty loses ground. Here are 10 ways the world gets better when girls stay in school!
4 ways to combine prayer and action right now
God calls us to change the world through prayer and action! Let us not grow weary in doing good. Here are 4 ways you can pray and act with us right now!
Child marriage: Facts from around the world
Girls and women around the world are advocating against child marriage so they can go to school and pursue their dreams. Learn the facts on early marriage.
Eka said NO to child marriage
At 14, Eka learned that her parents were planning her marriage to a man 20 years older. But she wasn’t ready to get married.
Planning for a healthy family in Bangladesh
At the new Chunkuri Clinic in Bangladesh, mothers receive pre- and postnatal care in a clean, up-to-date facility, and clinic staff help them plan safer pregnancies through healthy timing and spacing.
Samia’s dream: Freedom from child marriage
Here I want to say that everyone is equal; girls and boys are the same. I firmly believe that we, the girls, can equally contribute to society…
Young leader in Senegal: “End child marriage”
“Overall, many girls across Senegal are married as children. How can it be a good thing to be a young girl who is already married and pregnant?”
Trading Child Marriage for College Textbooks
Harassment is one of many challenges girls and women face in Delhi, a sprawling city of 25 million people where there are problems of safety, vulnerability to violence and exploitation, pollution, and unsanitary or overcrowded living conditions. But empowered by sponsorship, girls in one neighborhood are overcoming poverty and trading child marriage for college textbooks. … Read More