Child Marriage
Children are meant to have Childhoods, not Weddings.
Education and Empowerment
Young Mothers and Education
All these young girls wanted to talk about was the hope of education
Girls with Husbands
These young girls are spending time with their older husbands.
14 Year Old Mother
14 year old mother washing her newborn baby, while her 2 year old plays, and while she still bleeds from childbirth.
CHANGE.
I do...or do I?
CHANGE.
Breaking Tradition
CHANGE.
Female Power
Child marriage doesn’t just hinder the childhood of a young girl child, but it also hinders the rights of women and children put into these situations. The children and women are denied basic education, and are seen as property. They are subjected to domestic violence, and rape. It is the young bride’s duty to take care of her husband and the household. “Child marriage is a global problem that cuts across countries, cultures, religions, and ethnicities. It denies girls their rights to health, to live in security, and to choose when and whom they marry. It cuts short girls’ education and traps them, their families, and their communities in a cycle of poverty” (Girls Not Brides). It is a global issue that requires global effort.
IGO'S Fight to End Child Marriage
UNICEF
Website: unicefusa.org
Location: 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY
Phone: 1.800.367.5437
Facebook: facebook.com/unicefusa
Working Together
UNICEF and the World Health Organization have both taken initiative in the campaign of ending child marriage. They both are branches of the UN, and have taken large steps. The UN declared the 11th of October as the International Day of the Girl Child. “ The International Day of the Girl Child readily reflects the need to put girls’ rights at the centre of development” (UNICEF). With this, these government organizations are setting up a series of events and actions to empower the girl child, and to help her reach her full potential.
NGO'S Fight to End Child Marriage
Girls Not Brides
Website: girlsnotbrides.org
Location: London W14 4EH, United Kingdom
Facebook: facebook.com/girlsnotbrides
Coming Together for a Common Cause
CHANGE.
Too Young To Wed..
The documentary, Too Young To Wed, was documented by American photographer, Stephanie Sinclair. Over the course of 8 years, Stephanie toured through all parts of the world in order to learn more about child marriage. Throughout the film, the viewers meet the girls who have been married, and the horrors they face daily. The central message is the emphasis of educational opportunities for girls, and how it allows girls to reach their full potential and live their childhood while they are still children. The films shows the aspect of different girls who were forced to marry as children. It shows the domestic violence they face and the harsh realities of young motherhood. Some of the young girls show with babies, are unaware of how childbirth works and are unable to comprehend all that follows. The documentary focuses on the dire importance of education and empowerment for girls, and the great impact it has proven to have.