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Child Brides

Create a child marriage free zone in Pakistan

Protect girls’ basic human rights and provide them with more opportunities.

University education for girls freed from slavery

Education will allow two young girls freed from indentured slavery to stay away from exploitation and follow their dreams.

Free education and weaving workshops

A school and workshop for young Nepalese girls to help them learn and earn an income that will guarantee economic independence.

Help girls take back control over their futures

Empower girls to stay in school, avoid child marriage, and fight malnutrition through knowledge of land rights.

Empower adolescent girls to resist child marriage

Support sessions and sports inspire girls in rural India to stay in school.

Home away from home for courageous girls & women

Support Afghan girls, previously in danger of being forced to marry, to pursue their dreams.

Engaging men to eradicate child marriage

The cost of child marriage in Kenya is too expensive to disregard.

Help improve family planning in Sindh

Help inform young couples in Sindh, Pakistan, of their family planning options and work with the community to reduce child marriages.

Open schools for brave girls in Pakistan

By now you’ve heard the story of Malala Yousufzai, the brave girl shot by the Taliban for daring to speak out about girls’ education.