September 19, 2016A Chance Encounter On A Vacation Changed Her Life — And The Lives Of Child BridesJacqueline de Chollet of Switzerland, now 78, helped found the Veerni Institute, which gives child brides and other […]
September 19, 2016Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage“A girl I know from school here in the camp got married last year when she was 15,” […]
September 7, 2016British woman raped before suspected ‘honor killing’ in Pakistan, police sayA British woman murdered in a suspected “honor killing” incident in Pakistan was raped before her death, Pakistani […]
September 6, 2016#ISTANDFOR: AN END TO FGMJaha Dukureh, a brave survivor of FGM and founder of the organization Safe Hands For Girls has been campaigning […]
September 3, 2016The Long Search for the Missing Child Brides of a Mormon Polygamist SectBrandon S Blackmore listened carefully. He had to hear past the hissing sound in the recording, and the […]
September 3, 2016India upholds law allowing sex with 15-year-oldsAn Indian high court has upheld a law allowing sex with a woman of 15 if she is married. […]
September 3, 2016NCCE collaborates with UNICEF to eradicate child marriage in TalensiThe National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is implementing […]
September 3, 2016Nepali director general of the Department of Women and Children vows to end child marriageDirector General of the Department of Women and Children under the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare […]
September 3, 2016Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique“Before I entered the safe space, I was shy, and it was difficult for me to express myself. […]
September 3, 2016Minara — the reformist on a bicycle fighting to end child marriageBangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with 65 per cent of […]
September 3, 2016Senegal’s dancing grandmothers lead charge for health over traditionGrandmothers are using their influence to promote modern medicine and health care, and discuss issues from family planning […]
September 3, 2016Indonesia: the young brides of West SulawesiCountless small villages dot the western coastline of Sulawesi Island. Rows of rumah panggung (traditional houses) are set […]
September 3, 2016Child marriage in the Caribbean: My Nani’s storySunny skies and beautiful beaches come to mind when you think about the Caribbean. But beyond the turquoise […]
August 23, 2016Conflict in Syria: child marriage in the midst of a humanitarian crisisThe conflict in Syria has brought devastation to lives of millions of women, men and children. Though the […]
August 23, 2016UN Launches Campaign Against Child Marriage In Northern NigeriaCountry Representative of UNFPA in Nigeria, Ratidzai Ndhlovu, gave the advice at the official launch of the Adolescent […]
August 23, 2016In Guatemala, friends unite to end child marriageÁlida, Rosy and Mayra are three young campaigners living in Carchá municipality,Guatemala. They have been friends for years […]
August 23, 2016Marrying minors in IndonesiaChild marriage is less common in Indonesia than in some corners of the world, notably South Asia and […]
August 23, 2016Threat of marriage hangs over young Malian refugee girls in MauritaniaThe 42,000 residents of Mbera camp are dealing with a crisis among their bored youth. Agencies here warn […]
August 23, 2016Economic Consequences Of Child Marriage In Mozambique, And What It Will Take To End The TraditionIn April 2016, Mozambique launched a strategy to prevent and eliminate child marriage by 2019. The strategy illustrates a national commitment, but budgeting […]
August 23, 2016From Morocco to Chad: the caravan to end child marriage that transcends bordersEvery year, dozens of activists travel to Morocco’s most remote regions to raise awareness of child marriage. Since […]