Protecting girls from child marriage: survivors, activists speak out

Girls Not Brides members joined the set of Al Jazeera the Stream to talk about child marriage in their countries, what happens to girls who avoid or survive marriage, and what it will take to end this harmful practice.

https://storify.com/GirlsNotBrides/protecting-girls-from-child-marriage-survivors-act

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

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