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Together we can end child marriage: building momentum in South Asia
"We can end child marriage, because together we can achieve anything." Youth campaigner Nitu, India In this new video from Girls Not Brides, campaigners from across South Asia – home to nearly half of the world's child brides – explain what motivates them and how they are playing their part in the struggle to end child marriage.
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