About child marriage

Child marriage is a global issue. It is fuelled by gender inequality, poverty, social norms and insecurity, and has devastating consequences all over the world.

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Explore our vision and mission to end child marriage, learn about our organisational structure, and discover how we work as a global partnership to drive change and empower girls worldwide.

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Our Partnership

Girls Not Brides members are civil society organisations committed to working together to end child marriage and support married girls. Our strength is our diversity.

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Learning and Resources

Discover tools, resources and events to learn more about child marriage and related issues, and be successful in your advocacy, youth activism and fundraising.

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Stories and impact

Here you'll find the latest news and stories about child marriage, and the work our member organisations and partners in the broader movement are doing to end the harmful practice.

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#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 to child marriage.

https://storify.com/GirlsNotBrides/endchildmarriage-dayofthegirl

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

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