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Find here reports, policy briefs and factsheets about child marriage, as well as capacity building tools for organisations and individuals working to end child marriage.
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Do Age-of-Marriage Laws Work? Evidence from a Large Sample of Developing Countries
This paper reviews age of marriage legislation in different countries. It finds that laws are not being effectively enforced, even when they are new.
Child marriage in Zambia
This policy brief examines trends in child marriage in Zambia at the sub regional level, looks at the legal and policy context, and makes recommendations for programming.
Engaging religious and traditional leaders for gender equality
This short report provides useful recommendations for how to engage religious and traditional leaders to address gender inequality in Nigeria.
The Face of Child Marriages in Mashonaland West Province. Girls Voices on Child Marriages in Zimbabwe
This reports looks at the causes and effets of child marriage in the North of Zimbabwe and possible strategies to address it.
Lessons learned from Girls Not Brides' National Partnership workshop
This report summarises the discussions and lessons learned from the 2016 Girls Not Brides workshop for National Partnerships.
National Initiatives to End Child Marriage
This brief is a short overview of what we know and what we are learning about government-led national strategies and action plans to end child marriage.
UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage: Progress Report 2016
What has the UNICEF-UNFPA Global Programme on child marriage achieved in its first year?
Stolen childhoods
Nearly 1 in 4 childhoods worldwide are cut short by war, hunger and child marriage. Save the Children examines the key reasons why childhood ends too early for many children.
Honour and prestige: the influence of social norms on violence against women and girls in Karnataka, South India
This study explores how social norms influence child marriage and intimate partner violence in Karnataka, India.
National Strategic Framework on Ending Child Marriage in Ghana 2017 - 2026
The Strategic Framework is an operational document that mirrors Ghana’s pledge to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy.