"Globally, one in three girls is denied an education by the daily realities of poverty, discrimination and violence."
'Because I am a Girl' Campaign will support four million girls to get the education, skills and support they need to move themselves from poverty to a life with a future.
Countries with the highest proportion of Early Marriage:
Niger 75%
Chad 72%
Mali 71%
Bangladesh 66%
Guinea 63%
Central African Republic 61%
Mozambique 52%
Nepal 51%
Malawi 50%
World map: Percentage of women aged 20-24 married by age 18
less than 10%
10-24%
25-49%
50% or more
No Data
10,000,000 girls under the age of 18 marry each year. That's around... 833,333 a month, 192,307 a week, 27,397 a day, 19 every minute, or one girl every three seconds.
The early and forced marriage trap
Causes: poverty, traditional and religious practice, weak legislative enforcement, conflicts, dissasters and emergencies, gender inequality.
Consequences: Violence, abuse and forced sexual relations, isolation and psychological trauma, reproductive health issues (child mortality), literacy and lack of education, sexual health implications (HIV and AIDS).
The percentage of women who had given birth by the age of 18:
Niger 51%
Chad 48%
Bangladesh 46%
Mali 45%
Guinea 44%
Mozambique 42%
Central African Republic 38%
Zambia 35%
Uganda 35%
Gabon 35%
“Education is a right, but it is not a reality for too many women and girls. Education sends a message –
a message of confidence and hope. It tells that child: you have a future; what you think matters.”
United Nations Secretary-General’s Global Initiative on Education 2012
Investing in girls:
birth registration, immunisation, nutrition, inheritance, land property, time, friends, literacy and numeracy skills, mobility, access to sexual health, secondary education, science maths and tech capabilities, safe spaces, networks / online communities, role models / mentors, financial literacy, business skills, bank account, access credit, vocational training, getting a good job, owning a business.
Looking at selling / giving away dolls. I looked at making Sock dolls, but I thought that was cheapening the message. Then I remembered worry dolls from shared earth (fair trade store) they are perfect, small but a reminder of the 'because I am a girl' message and campaign, I could attach a small paper with a web address.
A1 size information explaining about Plan UK and 'because i am a girl' campaign.
Mock up 6 video interviews with children and parents from the countries most effected by child marriage.
Mock up the event and the photographs and the because i am a girl sign.
A LOT OF STUFF TO DO!
unicef
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