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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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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The Early Marriage Curriculum is comprising of content for 16 sessions for girls who are already married (divorced, widowed, or young mothers) and separate content for girls at risk of marriage. This curriculum also incorporates other forms of gender-based violence (GBV), but it goes much deeper into the subject of early marriage than the Girl Shine Life Skills Curriculum does. In terms of delaying marriage, the content of the curriculum aims to: (1) unpack the drivers of early marriage; (2) raise awareness of the risks of early marriage; (3) support girls to find alternatives to marriage; (4) support girls to strengthen relationships with each other; and (5) build social support and solidarity amongst girls. In terms of responding to the needs of married girls, the content of the curriculum aims to support young mothers, married, divorced, and widowed girls to understand and claim their rights
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