As we prepare for International Women’s Day, join Women of Vision and our partner Women and Girls Lead for an online social screening of I Was Worth 50 Sheep, which follows a girl in Afghanistan who was sold into child marriage at the age of 10 years old. Learn about World Vision’s initiatives to end … Continue reading »
Earlier this month, Women of Vision director Cindy Breilh shared a story of a child marriage she witnessed while traveling in Ethiopia this year with the Charlotte chapter of Women of Vision. The idea of a child marrying before she’s ready is heartbreaking, often sold or raped for marriage and seen as property. In such … Continue reading »
There is a new marriage law in Cambodia to help curb trafficking, but there is debate whether it would be helpful, or if it disempowers women. Listen to the debate on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” “…the recent surge in international marriages hit a speed bump with the new regulations, which the government says are aimed … Continue reading »
From TrustLaw: MUMBAI, INDIA – “Girls are not suppose to speak their mind,” Aastha says. “My parents were totally against me marrying Vivan, who belonged to other caste.” Aastha, 39, who requested her full name not be used, says that her father no longer speaks to her because she married a man from a different … Continue reading »
Last month at the Social Good Summit, Archbishop Desmond Tutu announced Girls Not Brides, a new global partnership to end child marriage. This traditional practice is very harmful to young girls, often cutting their education short and leading to early pregnancy. Biddle asks the question, “Did you know that the leading cause of death for … Continue reading »
The National Geographic Daily News has published “A Conversation About Child Brides“, written by Caroline Gerdes. The article is intended to make sure that the voices of those impacted most by this practice are heard. Caroline writes this about the photo shown above “One instance in the article discusses when Gorney and Sinclair witnessed the … Continue reading »
From the Huffington Post, 9/21/11: “You might think a nine year old girl is too young to be married, but in some parts of the world, this is the common age of betrothal. The odds are that for ten million of the world’s adolescent and teenage girls one in three girls marry before age 18 … Continue reading »
From SOS Children’s Villages: “Child marriage is one of the biggest barriers to worldwide progress, rights groups say. Every three seconds a girl under 18 is married, about 10 million a year. Mostly it happens without the girl’s agreement and to a much older man in Africa, the Middle East or South Asia, according to … Continue reading »
From AlertNet: BANGKOK (TrustLaw) – Early last year, there was uproar in Malaysia when news came to light of two girls, 10 and 11 years old, marrying men in their 40s in the deeply religious Kelantan state in the north. The 11-year-old was found days later abandoned and in a state of shock. The marriage … Continue reading »
From Trustlaw: Child marriage is a global scourge that steals the innocence of millions of girls, perpetuating a cycle of poverty, ignorance and discrimination down through the generations, rights groups say. A girl under the age of 18 is married every three seconds — that’s 10 million every year — often without her consent and … Continue reading »