There is increasing recognition that child marriage is a serious problem that violates girls’ human rights and hinders key development outcomes. The latest international estimates indicate that, worldwide, more than 60 million women aged 20-24 were married before they turned 18. As more resources and action are committed to addressing this issue, it becomes important to examine past efforts and how well they have worked.
In “Solutions to End Child Marriage,” ICRW summarizes a systematic review it conducted on child marriage prevention programs that have documented evaluations, and identifies 22 programs with viable solutions to delay or stop child marriage. At this Insight to Action seminar, the authors of the paper will discuss different strategies to prevent child marriage and which elements of each program are most successful. The speakers will explore the next steps in child marriage prevention programming, including how to find the correct balance between scale and sustainability and how to achieve the greatest impact.
This is a brown bag seminar, with drinks and light snacks provided. ICRW will be live-tweeting from the event using #childmarriage.
Please RSVP to Claire Viall at cviall@icrw.org or 202-742-1212.