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There are 51 million child brides worldwide. Over the next decade, this number is expected to rise to 100 million. Child brides lack even the most fundamental human rights, and they remain largely invisible to development efforts. By combating child marriage, we will increase the effectiveness of U.S. humanitarian assistance as well as give millions of girls a better chance to stay in school and live out their own dreams.

 

Please take a moment to watch this 6-minute video on child marriage, with arresting images from award-winning photojournalist Stephanie Sinclair that depict the lives of girls in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Nepal who marry as children.


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Encourage them to co-sponsor the child marriage bills: House of Representatives bill H. R. 3175 and Senate bill S. 1998.

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