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'The Elders' take a stand against child marriage
'The Elders' take a stand against child marriage 25 January …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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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
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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
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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
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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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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 …