About child marriage

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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Explore our vision and mission to end child marriage, learn about our organisational structure, and discover how we work as a global partnership to drive change and empower girls worldwide.

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Our Partnership

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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Learning and Resources

Discover tools, resources and events to learn more about child marriage and related issues, and be successful in your advocacy, youth activism and fundraising.

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Discover the latest news and stories about child marriage, and the work our member organisations and partners in the broader movement are doing to end the harmful practice.

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The Respect I Deserve

The story of Asha, a girl in India who experienced violence in her child marriage.
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More than 15 million girls and women in India were married as children. That's more than 15 million girls who are robbed of their childhood and, too often, trapped in a cycle of poverty and violence. This is Asha*'s story, told in her own words.

*Name changed to protect her identity

You can also watch Asha's story as an animated video in English or Hindi.

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