Drawing attention to child marriage at DFID Girls' Education Forum
On Thursday the 7th of July, Girls Not Brides took part in the Department for International Development's forum on Girls' Education. Missed it? Find all the important mentions of child marriage here!
https://storify.com/GirlsNotBrides/shewill-campaign-takes-off-at-dfid-girls-education/preview
In the time it has taken to read this article 3 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