Credits

This exhibit was made possible through the generosity of the women and girls who shared their stories and images, and the assistance and support of the following organizations and individuals:

Mairo V. Bello
Adolescent Health and Information Project (AHIP), Nigeria

Penny Forester
International Rescue Committee
Refugee Resettlement Center, Baltimore, MD

Governess Films
Producers of "Love, Labor, Loss,"
a forthcoming film on obstetric fistula

The Institute for Health Management, Pachod, India
Dr. Ashok Dyalchand, Director
Ms. Manisha Khale, Deputy Director
Dr. Nandita Kapadia-Kundu, Additional Director (Pune)

Mariam Ouattara
Forum on Marriage and the Rights of Women and Girls

Naana Otoo-Oyortey
Forum on Marriage and the Rights of Women and Girls

Kadidia Aoudou Sidibe
Malienne Pour Le Suivi et L'orientation Des Pratiques Traditionnelles (AMSOPT), Mali

Carrie Svingen
Communications Manager, EngenderHealth
and Documentary Producer

With special thanks

to the Academy for Educational Development (AED) for providing the six stories from Bangladesh, from its Empowerment of Women Research Program's ongoing research on early marriage. That project is being supported by the USAID Bureau for Global Health Interagency Gender Working Group, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Investigators are Sidney Ruth Schuler, Farzana Islam,
Md Khairul Islam, and Lisa M Bates. Research assistance provided by Nicole Mailman.

Funding for ICRW's photo essay on
child marriage was provided by:

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

The Wallace Global Fund

with additional support from
The Ford Foundation

Art Credits

Cover photo by Curt Carnemark
World Bank Photo Library

Photos from India by Rebecca Janes

Photo of Helena by Shanta Bryant Gyan

Photos of Mariana, Takia, and Ramatu by Carrie Svingen

Photo essay exhibit design by Serendipity Creative

Photo essay exhibit produced by Carole C. Mahoney

ICRW research on the health and well-being of adolescents throughout the developing world was the source of inspiration for this photo essay exhibit, and provided the exhibit's guiding content. The producer gratefully acknowledges the energy and efforts of the researchers, policy and communications professionals, and support staff who made this
production possible.