Sonita
This Afghan girl's unexpected weapon: rap music! Meet a beautiful Afghan teen who uses rap to escape from forced marriage ... "My family, they changed their minds..."…
Child marriage
Start with You
4GGL thanks Global Girlfriends for sharing this inspiration! Stacey Edgar, Author of Global Girlfriends, and Founder of Global Girlfriend and Among Women Collection shares her thoughts on social entrepreneurship…
She Believes …
“Girls my age should be wearing school uniforms, not wedding dresses.” Meet Fatimah. Four weeks before completing 9th grade, she was forced to flee Syria to Jordan.…
Girl Activists
Malawi has raised the legal marrying age from 15 to 18. Malawi banned child marriage through new legislation that increases the legal age of marriage from…
Melka’s Story
"Before this happened, I was shy and couldn't even look people in the eye. Now, I'm not scared of anything." - Melka, Ethiopia Watch and hear…
Act to End Child Marriage
Every 2 seconds a young girl is forced into marriage. In many societies, marriage is a celebrated institution between adults. Unfortunately, millions of girls…