Mali
National Partnerships and Coalitions in Mali
In this country we have a national partnership. Many Girls Not Brides member organisations have come together to accelerate progress to end child marriage in their countries by forming National Partnerships and coalitions. Below is an overview of what and where these networks are, what they do and how they work with Girls Not Brides.
Content featuring Mali
CRANK Research Spotlight: Successful multisectoral and multilevel approaches to address child marriage
Brief summarising the latest research and evidence, with key takeaways from featured studies, and highlighting current evidence and funding gaps. It also includes tools for practitioners to strengthen design and…
Action by Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies to prevent and respond to child marriage: case study report
This report offers useful lessons from the work of the IFRC on child marriage in development and humanitarian contexts.
Prospects for Ending Child Marriage in Africa: Implications on Legislation, Policy, Culture & Interventions
This brief provides broad recommendations for effective laws, policies and programmes to reduce child marriage in ten countries in Africa.
The Dakar Call to Action
The Dakar Call to Action was adopted at the West & Central Africa High-Level Meeting in Dakar from 23-25 October 2017. It calls on governments to address child marriage.
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- African Union, Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa: Call to Action, 2013, https://au.int/sites/default/files/pages/32905-file-campaign_to_end_child_marriage_in_africa_call_for_action-_english.pdf (accessed March 2020).
- Code Des Personnes Et De La Famille, 2011, https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mali-code-2011-personnes-famille-2.pdf (accessed March 2020).
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- Women in Law and Development in Africa, Lutter contre les mariages précoces par l’autonomisation des filles au Mali, 2017, https://www.fillespasepouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Repport-MALI.pdf (accessed March 2020).
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