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  1. Child Marriage

    Child marriage affects millions of girls worldwide … Niger: 75% of women aged 20-24 were married before reaching 18. Chad: … Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality …

  2. Lowering the marriage age: a step in the wrong direction

    … efforts to reduce poverty and improve the welfare of girls and women across Bangladesh.” In an open letter to the Prime … focused on child marriage as part of their work to promote equality for girls and women. In 2011 The Elders initiated …

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

  3. The Elders: Momentum is building to tackle child marriage in India

    … was joined by Ela Bhatt, founder of India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Dr Gro Brundtland, former … Their visit was part of The Elders’ work to promote equality for girls and women worldwide. The four Elders visited …

    jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

  4. The Elders welcome new moves in Africa to end child marriage

    … In The Gambia, where almost a third of underage girls are married, President Yayha Jammeh has announced that … justice and protection that affects individual girls and women, their families and their wider community. Governments … “As Elders, we are committed to promoting equality for women and girls and ending all forms of …

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

  5. A moral leader: India’s chance to spearhead efforts to end child marriage worldwide

    … that young people and leaders alike are beginning to put equality for girls and women at the heart of India's development. Last …

    jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

  6. What we do

    … Gender Equality and Intergenerational Dialogue  Equality for women and girls is a cornerstone of the Elders’ commitment to …

  7. 2030: a world free of child marriage

    … the UN’s new development goals would do much to empower girls, provide them with opportunities and ensure their … (Goal 6 and 5) And our aims to promote gender equality and eradicate extreme poverty and hunger are made … I travelled to Amhara, Ethiopia, where we met several women who had been married as young as 8 or 10 . However, …

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

  8. How can policy-makers help protect women and girls from violence?

    How can policy-makers help protect women and girls from violence? 14 March 2013 … share their experience. Backlash against women’s equality As the first female Prime Minister of Norway …

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

  9. Eminent Indian leaders champion efforts to end child marriage in India

    … “Change is possible” – Sharmila Tagore “Let girls be girls, not brides” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu … visiting India as part of The Elders’ work to promote equality for girls and women around the world. Those who have agreed to become …

    jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

  10. Child marriage: our commitment to ending it

    … improve the lives of the poorest and most marginalised women and girls until the impact of child marriage is addressed … ambitions to eliminate extreme poverty and promote gender equality. The statistics are stark. In poor …

    admin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31

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