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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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Why ending child marriage needs to be an education goal: The case for improved coordination between ending child marriage and girls’ education movements in West Africa
Includes chapter with a discussion on the policy disconnect between educationalists and those working to end child marriage in West Africa.
Solutions to end child marriage: summary of the evidence
Provides a summary of 5 programmatic strategies to delay or prevent child marriage identified by the International Center for Research on Women.
La trata de personas con fines de matrimonios forzados, explotación sexual comercial y explotación laboral en Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán y Quiché
This case study focuses on the exploitation of young women and adolescent girls for the purpose of forced and/or early marriage in Guatemala.
Exploratory research to assess the problem of child marriage in five Latin American countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and southern Mexico
This report looks at child marriage in five Latin American countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua
The African report on child wellbeing 2013: Towards greater accountability to Africa’s children
The report ranks Africa’s most and least child-friendly governments based on a range of factors, indicators and data, including child marriage.
The Global Slavery Index
Provides an estimate of the numbers of people living in slavery around the world - including child and forced marriage.
Motherhood in childhood: Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy - State of World Population
Defines child marriage as one of the underlying causes of early motherhood and details the subsequent consequences.
So you want to consult with children? A toolkit of good practice
This is a toolkit for anyone who would like to involve children in discussions about issues that affect them but don’t know how to do it.
The contribution of laws to change the practice of child marriage in Africa
This study examines child marriage laws in ten countries in Africa. It discusses their impact on the practice and unintended consequences of criminalisation.
Girls Not Brides UK: Policy brief
Outlines the need to end the harmful human rights violation that is child marriage and provides recommendations for UK government action.