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  1. To end child marriage we need to speak louder, with one voice

    To end child marriage we need to speak louder, with one voice 17 … child marriage will get bigger and stronger every day. We Elders will do whatever we can to amplify the voices of … is so entrenched that it isn’t even questioned." In a blog for DFID (the UK Department for International Devel …

    Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

  2. 'The Elders' take a stand against child marriage

    'The Elders' take a stand against child marriage 25 January …

    jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

  3. Indigenous women must be present at decision making tables

    … processes. This blog is the first in The Elders’ 'Beyond Declarations' Climate Blog Series 2022 … As a child in my pastoralist community in Kenya, I grew up with … pregnancies and more young girls are being sold into early marriage. Women are forced to do cheap labour and …

    Kate Flanagan - 03/09/2023 - 10:28

  4. Desmond Tutu

    …  People like the Elders are not here to lead change, or end wars. They are … communities tackling the harmful traditional practice of child marriage. …

  5. Listening to and learning from girls

    … On International Day of the Girl Child, Swatee Deepak, Director of With and For Girls, the … suffered by women and girls is an important part of The Elders'  Access to Justice programme. In many countries, … to access basic healthcare, and suffer from violence, early marriage, FGM, discrimination based on ability, indigenous …

    monika - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

  6. Women, girls, and non-binary leaders are demonstrating the kind of leadership our world so badly needs

    … disasters. Droughts and floods have been tied to early marriage and sexual exploitation — sometimes last-resort … movement of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and one of The Elders' Sparks of Hope. Kabaiwun Munduruku is a Munduruku … from girls For International Day of the Girl Child, Swatee Deepak, Director of With and For Girls, …

    monika - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

  7. The Elders newsletter

    The Elders newsletter … Day of the Girl and the prominence it gave the issue of child marriage. Returning from an Elders trip to Israel, the West …

  8. The Elders speak: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson

    The Elders speak: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson … things - but the suffering of a mother who has lost her child is not dependent on her nationality, ethnicity or … also lead to girls discontinuing their schooling. Marriage at a young age is a terrible risk for girls. Those …

    admin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

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