Giving girls a voice
Category
Adolescent Girls, Child Marriage, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
News Organization
Huffington Post
Publication Date
02 November 2012
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Global Director of Girls’ Education at Room to Read, Emily Leys writes about the importance of education in preventing child marriage. Cites ICRW research on adolescent maternal mortality.
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