GIRLS NOT BRIDES BY: CORI GILLIAM

HISTORY

Girls Not Brides was founded in 2011 by The Elders, an international NGO consisting of global leaders working for peace, justice, and human rights.

"I DO NOT." Just say no to #childmarriage

"When it comes to violence against women, there are few practices as harmful, or as widespread, as early marriage." -Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Co-founder of Girls Not Brides, 2011)

150 million girls will be married off before the age of 18 in the next decade. That's an average of 15 million girls annually.

VISION: Along with more than 1,500 organizations in over 100 countries, the goal of Girls Not Brides is to end child marriage around the world and for ALL girls to fulfill their full potential.

"I feel proud. Because now the law doesn't allow child marriage. If there can be so much change between my sister's time and mine, I hope there will be even better changes in her time." -Kavita

"We made a banner and marched through the village, telling people why child marriage needs to stop." -Suci

"I'll guide my daughter not to marry at an early age, to fulfill her dreams and to break the barriers that girls have in their way." -Maria-Lucia

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For every 2 seconds you took to read this webpage, 1 girl under 18 was married.

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Credits:

Instagram. (2022) instagram.com/girlsnotbrides_/?hl=en Girls Not Brides. (2022) girlsnotbrides.org Youtube. (2022) youtube.com/watch?v=RvQjBjqmNLM&t=1s Foundation Beyond Belief. (2022) foundationbeyondbelief.org/girls-brides-explains-devastating-impacts-child-marriage/