Nothing about us, without us! Four insights on child marriage from young Indigenous women in Latin America

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In the time it has taken to read this article 49 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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Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

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