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Tue, 10/02/2012
Out of the Shadows: Child Marriage in Ethiopia

Zabshwork became a child bride at 15 years old. Now, five years later, she's involved in an ICRW program that helps married girls learn how to collectively save, invest and earn money. Since participating, she says she feels more confident, and she and her husband are now making decisions together. Learn more about Zabshwork in the third installment of our four-part series in honor of International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11.

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Mon, 10/01/2012
Half the Sky: The Series

PBS presents on Oct. 1 and 2 a four-hour television series based on the best-selling book, “Half the Sky.” Filmed in 10 countries, the series profiles women and girls living in difficult circumstances and fighting bravely to change them.

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Tue, 09/25/2012
Out of the Shadows: Child Marriage in Ethiopia

Like many child brides worldwide, Yeshi-Alem dropped out of school after she wed and had a baby. But after participating in an ICRW program for married girls, Yeshi-Alem says she gained the confidence to convince her husband to let her return to school and hold off on having more children. Learn more about Yeshi-Alem in this second installment of our four-part series.

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Fri, 09/21/2012
ICRW Experts to Attend Clinton Global Initiative

ICRW President Sarah Degnan Kambou on Sept. 25 will facilitate a discussion about the importance of investing in women and girls during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York.

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Wed, 09/19/2012
Out of the Shadows: Child Marriage in Ethiopia

Millions of girls around the globe are forced to marry each year. Wives and mothers, but still children, many married girls spend their days largely invisible to others. Today, we begin a four-part series offering a glimpse into the lives of child brides in Ethiopia and an ICRW program working to empower them. To see subsequent stories, photos and blogs, visit icrw.org each Thursday and follow us on Twitter through International Day of the Girl, Oct. 11.

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Thu, 09/06/2012
Join the Effort to End Child Marriage

In honor of the first International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11, ICRW and other global organizations are calling on President Obama to increase political and financial investments in girls to end child marriage and support girls who are already married. We invite you to take part in this important effort.

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Wed, 08/01/2012
Op-ed Urges U.S. Leaders to End Child Marriage

In this Washington Post op-ed, Graça Machel and Desmond Tutu call on United States legislators and the Obama administration to make eliminating child marriage a foreign policy goal.

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Thu, 07/26/2012
ICRW Commits to Build Evidence on Women's Access to Family Planning Services

During the London Summit on Family Planning earlier this month, more than 150 leaders from donor and developing countries, international organizations and the private sector committed to provide 120 million more women in the world's poorest nations with access to contraceptives by 2020. Read what ICRW pledges to contribute to the effort.

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Thu, 07/26/2012
ICRW at AIDS Conference: Katherine Fritz to Address Social Inequities and HIV

Katherine Fritz, who directs ICRW’s global health research and programs, will participate today on a panel about structural interventions for HIV prevention. The event is part of the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. this week.

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Mon, 07/23/2012
ICRW’s Anne Stangl to Discuss HIV-related Stigma at AIDS Conference

ICRW’s Anne Stangl will speak on the challenges posed by HIV-related stigma and efforts underway globally to address the issue during the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.  

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