Child brides: How old is too young to marry? – Inside Story
The United Nations is warning that millions more young girls are destined to become child brides, saying if current trends hold many will be under the age of 15. The marrying off of young girls is a culturally sensitive issue, and one that draws a range of reactions from different countries and different communities. Critics […]
Changing Attitudes on Child Marriage
Around half the girls in India get married before the age of 18. Maharashtra has one of the highest numbers of such marriages. In this video, IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent Rohini Pawar interviews two girls who recently saw their friend getting married. Both are thankful that it wasn’t them. Rohini was herself married at the age […]
Women in Yemen: Partners in Change [Full Version]
Partners for Democratic Change and our local affiliate, Partners Yemen, are working with women leaders in the remote tribal areas of Yemen to resolve local conflicts, promote education and health, and create locally-led, democratic solutions to issues of poverty and underdevelopment that plague the area. On Monday, April 29, 2013, Partners for Democratic Change is […]
Child Marriage: South Sudan
(Juba, March 7, 2013) — The government of South Sudan should increase efforts to protect girls from child marriage. The country’s widespread child marriage exacerbates South Sudan’s pronounced gender gaps in school enrollment, contributes to soaring maternal mortality rates, and violates the right of girls to be free from violence, and to marry only when […]