How we are funded

Funding structure

The Girls Not Brides secretariat is funded through grants from governments, foundations and multilateral sources. Their generous contributions enable us to support the work of the Partnership and catalyse broader efforts to end child marriage.

Unlike many charities, we do not currently actively solicit donations from the general public. We encourage all interested members of the general public and groups such as churches and schools to directly support our member organisations’ and partners’ programmes to end child marriage. Please see our Donate to our members and Dedicate your wedding webpages for easy-to-use crowdfunding and donation options and support organisations working directly with girls, families and communities.

Our donors

The work of Girls Not Brides was made possible in 2021 through the generous support of:

  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, Social Development Department
  • Nationale Postcode Loterij
  • Government of Canada
  • Education Out Loud (managed by Oxfam IBIS and financed by the Global Partnership for Education)
  • Players of People’s Postcode Lottery
  • Ford Foundation
  • NoVo Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation
  • Private family foundation managed by Greenwood Place
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • Every Good Thing LLC
  • Ignite Philanthropy
  • Akamai Foundation
  • The Kendeda Fund
  • Plan International, Inc

Most of the organisations listed above also fund grassroots and programmatic work on the issue of child marriage.

Support us

If you are interested in learning more about or funding the work of the Girls Not Brides secretariat, please contact Michelle Wisson at Donor.Engagement@GirlsNotBrides.org

Donate to our members

Please see our Donate to Our Members and Dedicate Your Wedding pages to donate to member organisations that work directly with girls, families and communities. These programmes are managed independently from the Girls Not Brides secretariat.

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage (“Girls Not Brides”) is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Reg No.: 8570751) and a registered charity in England and Wales (Reg No: 1154230).