News and Stories

The Girl Effect: Anita's story, India

• 4 April 2013

The Girl Effect: Addis' story, Ethiopia

• 4 April 2013

Lubna's story, Yemen

• Dali Al Eryani
• 3 April 2013

Trapped after being forced to say "I do". Ratnashri, India

• 3 April 2013

Krishna and Kishnan

• 3 April 2013

Trading a 13-year-old daughter for a new wife. Rangina, Afghanistan

• 3 April 2013

How can girls and women be catalysts for change? Join #girls4change Tweet Chat, 3 April

• 2 April 2013

Bride kidnapping and land rights in rural Kyrgyzstan

• Ailey Hughes
• 26 March 2013

Ending child marriage must be a priority in the global effort to end violence against women and girls

• 5 March 2013

New film sheds light on forced and early marriage in Senegal

• Jeremy Teicher
• 7 December 2012

"Let us measure up as men"

• Archbishop Desmond Tutu
• 5 December 2012

“Women and girls who are forced to marry spend their lifetime in slavery” UN special rapporteur

• 2 December 2012

Building an African movement to end child marriage

• 16 November 2012

Mobilising spiritual leaders to prevent child marriage in Kenya

• Wanjala Wafula
• 2 November 2012

President Bill Clinton describes child marriage as “a form of slavery” and recognises Girls Not Brides

• 25 September 2012

Swaziland: New legislation outlaws child marriage

• 20 September 2012

Is there ever a good reason for child marriage?

• Rema Nanda, Venkat Reddy, Ann Warner
• 7 May 2012

"There is a sense that the girl child is inferior." Mary Robinson on why The Elders chose to address child marriage

• 6 May 2012

Egypt: New child marriage laws are a step backwards, says Plan International

• Plan International
• 2 May 2012

Children are the angels of the earth. We must do more to protect them

• Muhammad Aslam
• 2 April 2012