16 activists who tackle child marriage every day
To celebrate 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, we caught up with some inspiring girls, women and men who are working to end child marriage around the world.
In the time it has taken to read this article 2 girls under the age of 18 have been married
Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18
That is 23 girls every minute
Nearly 1 every 2 seconds