The Global Campaign for the Prevention of Child Marriage (GCPCM), The goal of this campaign is raising awareness to address child marriage in the world.
Joined March 2023
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“I made a rebellious decision to ride the bicycle in the street. As I rode down the street, I felt free, like a butterfly or bird. Unfortunately, that special moment had severe consequences for my life." New #blog post from @GCPCM2 #EndChildMarriage
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"At 10 years old I had to marry a man who was 40 because of money." New #blog with @GCPCM2 continues the 100 Women & 100 Dreams Project, sharing the lived experiences of two child marriage #survivors, raising awareness & helping stop child marriage. ow.ly/jNVW50Tcrel
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1/2 Freedom United is proud to announce the winners of the For Freedom Awards 2024.
Join us in celebrating the winners and nominees—your dedication to ending modern slavery inspires us all. 👏
View full list: ow.ly/9o6R50UQEHr
@Anti_Slavery @ShahinGavanji2 @JGavanji
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"Due to his position, he put my mother under pressure to force me to marry him...my mother said we don’t have any way out. I did not have a lucky life, no one can imagine my feelings that day when a person I called uncle became my bridegroom." @GCPCM2 ow.ly/lTPv50Q2bcy
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"I was a small girl of 9 years old, why did I need to marry so young? What were their rational reasons in support of this #marriage? I know cultural factors played a crucial role...but why?" Child brides from
#Pakistan and #Iraq share their story @GCPMC2 bit.ly/3Ja6ysv
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The gap between women’s and men’s food insecurity has grown to 4.3 percentage points since the outbreak of #COVID19. Food insecurity is significantly higher among rural women.
Learn more in the new @FAO report on the Status of Women in Agrifood Systems: unwo.men/aypH50NImT8
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Cut no more🚫
#EndFGM & #EndChildMarriage the joint call from HL Panel by 🇧🇫🇨🇦🇪🇬🇮🇹🇿🇲🇪🇺, @UNFPA & @UNICEF "Catalyzing Innovation to End Female Genital Mutilation & Child Marriage". 🇮🇹 a staunch advocate for ending this heinous human rights’ violation 👉 bit.ly/3FbxENJ
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In honor of #InternationalWomensDay2023 we lift the voices of two #childmarriage survivors. "When I was a child, I wanted to be a teacher, be independent and stand on my own feet. The decision my parents made was like a storm in my life.." @GCPCM2 bit.ly/424anY3
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More than 1.4 billion boys & girls are living without social protection, putting them at risk of poverty, hunger, child marriage & other hardships.
@ilo & @UNICEF are calling for strengthening & expanding benefits for children worldwide. news.un.org/en/story/2023/03…