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'Wait for the matoke to ripen': encouraging communities to delay early marriage in Uganda
… matoke to ripen': encouraging communities to delay early marriage in Uganda 11 October 2012 … years of conflict have helped to perpetuate high rates of child marriage – and how he is working closely with … the chance to fulfil their potential. Eventually you find that very few friends you started school with complete …
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… women in leadership, and intergenerational dialogue) and find out more about what we do . … Child Marriage Child marriage affects millions of …
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… Girls Not Brides: Ending Child Marriage … Find out more about The Elders' intergenerational work …
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Let us measure up as men
… of Violence Against Women, Desmond Tutu argues that child marriage is a form of violence. Writing for the Skoll World … called Premnath told me how his father is pressuring him to find a wife who can help with the housework after his mother …
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Forthright and feminist: Norway's first woman leader
… in 1965. Skip ahead to: Ending child marriage Democracy in Egypt Sustainable … a conclusion. So, it was not that I could not compromise to find common ground; this is an essential part of getting …
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Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women
… “He wanted a UN 'A' team – the best people he could find, for an extremely demanding job. And as chief of staff … behind the UN Secretary-General’s “Every woman, every child” campaign to help member countries reach the … and health. This is the often taboo subject of child marriage. Every year around the world, an estimated …
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'Respect the Elders'
… meeting with South Sudan president Salva Kiir . “I find it does help enormously with talks like these to see … use their collective experience to weigh in on issues from child marriage to long-running border disputes. The group’s …
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The frontlines of leadership, from two ex-Presidents (part two)
… out as a primary school teacher. How and when did you find out you were extremely interested in – and extremely … responsibility. And secondly, we addressed the area of child marriage , because marriage is not a purely private …
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The Elders speak: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson
… Equality of Women and Girls.' I was intrigued and wanted to find out more about the Elders' work, particularly about … 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 …
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How young people can combat violence against women
… Arshad, a Pakistani woman who moved to the UK in a forced marriage which ended in murder. Uzma and her three … Boelt | UNDP) Our campaign is currently FGM and Child and Early Forced Marriage (CEFM) specific, with panels … us so passionate it pushes us to act. You simply need to find it. We young people are NOT beneficiaries; we are …
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