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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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Assessing national action on protection from child marriage
This factsheet from the World Policy Analysis Center looks at the minimum age of marriage in low and middle income countries as well as parental consent and gender disparity
Ending child marriage in Africa
This brief looks at child marriage across Africa, presents initiatives by civil society, governments or regional bodies, and makes recommendations to end the practice.
Accountability for the post-2015 framework
This toolkit offers guidance, advice and tools to develop a strategy for accountability in the post-2015 development framework.
Child marriage, agency and schooling in rural Honduras
This article examines the relationships between child marriage, agency, and schooling in rural Honduras.
No time to wait! End child marriage in Africa
This infographic looks at the scale of child marriage across Africa, gives examples of African initiatives and makes recommendations for governments to address child marriage.
Together for Girls: Ending Violence against children. Considerations for developing comprehensive national actions to prevent and respond to violence against children
this paper summarises the experiences and lessons learned from countries that have embarked on national action planning process.
Post-2015: government commitments
This table maps out commitments taken by governments to support SDG target 5.3 to end child, early and forced marriage by 2030.
Gender and child rights in eastern Africa: a survey of laws and policies on child marriage, economic exploitation and inheritance
This report by the African Child Policy Forum examines the interaction of gender and child rights in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Sudan.
Today's challenges for educating girls
King and Winthrop look at the success made in girls’ education and claim it is no longer a global issue, but rather an issue that only affects a subset of…
Minimum marriage age laws and the prevalence of child marriage and adolescent birth: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
In this study, Maswikwa et al highlight the challenges of curbing child marriage in sub-Saharan Africa, a continent where pluralistic legal systems are common.
Regional Action Plan to End Child Marriage in South Asia (2015-2018)
A plan of action for addressing child marriage in South Asia between 2015 and 2018.
Training toolkit on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
This toolkit was developed to guide the training of civil society organisations, government officials and others on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.