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Virgin Islands moves toward ending child marriage
Happy news from St. Thomas, where our team is working hard to end child marriage (hey, someone’s gotta do it!). Bill #33-0109, sponsored by Sen. Javan…
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Ruvimbo: the child bride who got the Zimbabwe Constitutional Court to say no to child marriage
Posted on Thursday 14th Jun 2018 In 2016, Ruvimbo Tsopodzi and Loveness Mudzuru appealed to the highest court in Zimbabwe – the Constitutional Court…
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Hairdresser not bride: making a living in Malawi’s biggest refugee camp
Yelina works in a hairdressing salon in Dzaleka refugee camp after fleeing from the Democratic Republic of Congo as a child. Photo: Thom Pierce/Girls…
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What if radio could end child marriage? Stories from the DRC
In the DRC, almost two in five girls marry as children. Lack of education, poverty and community beliefs all pressure girls into early marriage. What…
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Surfer not bride: how Naomi waved goodbye to early marriage
By Yasmin Macé on Wednesday 5th Jun 2019 “There are girls that get pregnant. They quit school and they give up their future,” Naomi explains. Naomi…
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“I wish I never got married”: the story of two Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Maisa’s story “My name is Maisa. I am from Syria, from the city of Idlib. Before the civil war, we were living a happy life in Idlib. When I was a…
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PRESS RELEASE: On International Day of the Girl, Girls Not Brides urges governments to implement the new global target to end child marriage they committed to at the United Nations
As the global community marks International Day of the Girl Child, on 11 October 2015, Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage…
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child marriage #MyLifeAt15 takes off on Day of the Girl 2015
The fourth edition of International Day of the Girl Child saw the #MyLifeAt15 campaign gain even more momentum as hundreds of people called for an end…
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6 reasons why we made huge progress on child marriage in 2015
As the year comes to an end, we take time to reflect on the achievements made by the movement to end child marriage in 2015 – and what is left to do.…
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Girls Not Brides at Women Deliver 2016
Posted on Tuesday 10th May 2016 Part of the Girls Not Brides team will be attending the Women Deliver conference happening next week (16-19 May) in…