November 3, 2016Five year child marriage eradication project launched in GhanaA five-year project aimed at eradicating child marriage in some parts of the country has been launched in […]
November 3, 2016Why the world depends on our attitude towards ten-year-old girlsA new report by the United Nation Population Fund finds that our collective future rests on how we support the world’s 60 […]
October 28, 2016This Pakistani mother was married off as a child — but she didn’t let it stop herOne in five girls in Pakistan gets married by the age of 18. Many are poor. And many get […]
October 24, 2016New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon“I was forced into marriage by my father at the age of 14,” Faouzia Yaya, now 17, told […]
October 24, 2016Malawian chief annuls 300 child marriages, sends kids to schoolA Malawian traditional leader has taken it upon herself to discourage the prevalence of child marriages within her […]
April 5, 2016Child Marriage in the United StatesChild marriage is a problem throughout the world, including in the United States. Most states set the legal […]
February 17, 2016YouTube Video Highlights Problem of Child MarriageA new YouTube video has received a lot of attention and is highlighting the issue of child brides. […]
January 28, 2016Documentary “Sonita” Raises Awareness About Child MarriageSundance Film Festival is screening the film “Sonita,” a documentary by Iranian filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami. The film […]
December 15, 2015Canada to Support Ghana in Fight Against Forced MarriageCanadian High Commissioner Christopher Thornley has stated that ending child marriage is a Canadian foreign policy issue. Canada […]
December 12, 2015Rise in Child Marriages by 2050The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that without any progress in prevention mechanisms, child marriages will reach […]
December 4, 2015African Countries Pledge to End Child MarriageAt the First African Girls’ Summit on Ending Child Marriage in Africa, African leaders pledged to end child […]
November 20, 2015Pakistan Pledges to Adopt UN ConventionPakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pledged to adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the […]
February 26, 2015Girls and Women Behind Malawi’s New Child Marriage LawBehind Malawi’s recent child marriage ban was the tireless effort of dozens of girls who advocated for an […]
January 10, 2015Gender Equality Is a Powerful Weapon Against Radical ExtremismOutrageous. Ten journalists and two policemen murdered in cold blood in Paris. As a career-long fighter for human […]
August 1, 2013Positive News in the Fight Against Female Genital MutilationOn Monday, July 22nd, UNICEF released its report on the state of female genital mutilation (“FGM”) around the […]