November 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. December 10 is Human Rights Day. Every year, these two dates bookend the 16-days of activism that Zonta International members engage in to say no to violence against women.
Zonta’s 2018 campaign to Say NO to Violence against Women will match Zonta's efforts to help end child marriage.
Child marriage violates girls’ rights to health and education, exposes them to a lifetime of violence and traps them in a cycle of poverty. According to girlsnotbrides.com, child marriage this year alone will affect more than 12 million girls around the globe. If current trends continue, 150 million more girls will be married in childhood by 2030, with devastating consequences for all.
What do you know about child marriage around the world? Click here to take a three-minute quiz.
Child marriage violates girls’ rights to health and education, exposes them to a lifetime of violence and traps them in a cycle of poverty. According to girlsnotbrides.com, child marriage this year alone will affect more than 12 million girls around the globe. If current trends continue, 150 million more girls will be married in childhood by 2030, with devastating consequences for all.
What do you know about child marriage around the world? Click here to take a three-minute quiz.
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