Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

#Webinar #Event Join us tomorrow as we discuss effective interventions to address child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) in the Horn of Africa. 📅 10 July 2024 ⏰ 7am Mexico/1pm London/3pm Nairobi/5:30pm New Delhi Register now: https://lnkd.in/e9_aE6vV #LiteratureReview #Evidence #Research #EndChildMarriage #Programmes

#HLPF2024 Join us at the UN High-Level Political Forum for a side event on #GenderEquality in Law: Action Needed to Achieve #SDG16 & the #2030Agenda! 📅 Date: July 11 🕐 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (NY Time) 📍 Location: 220 E 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, or Online Register here ➡ https://lnkd.in/e4URQnhM #GenderEquality #2030Agenda #SDG16 #HybridEvent #EndChildMarriage

🌟 Exciting Consultancy Opportunities! 🌟 Girls Not Brides is looking for passionate professionals to join us in our mission to end child, early, and forced marriages. Check out these opportunities: 1. Consultancy team: SADC Model Law Convening facilitator and rapporteur We are seeking a team of consultants to facilitate this workshop, including pre-planning engagements collaboratively with the team to facilitate the meeting and document the deliberations through the provision of rapporteur services. The ideal consultancy team comprises a facilitator (to preside over the opening ceremony) and a workshop rapporteur. Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/eQA25hNX 2. UN General Assembly Resolution on child, early and forced marriages Consultant Girls Not Brides is seeking a consultant to take on the production of a short briefing paper (approx. 10 pages) analysing the evolution of the UNGA CEFM Resolutions over the last 10 years. The briefing paper’s conclusions and recommendations will be presented at a CEFMU-focused UNGA side-event at the end of September 2024, on the margins of the Summit of the Future. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/esGMDWqf #Hiring #JobAlert #GenderRoles #Consultancy #ConsultantOpportunity #SADCModelLaw #UNGA #UN #SADC #EndChildMarriage

🌟Representing #GirlsNotBrides at #PANCOGED1: United Against School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV)! 🌟 I had the honor of representing Girls Not Brides at the High level Ministerial panel of PANCOGED1 conference on girls’ and women’s education. Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of over 1,400 civil society organizations committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfill their potential. At this event, I had the opportunity to present crucial recommendations to strengthen the fight against school related gender-based violence (SRGBV). Education is the key to ending child marriage and it is essential to keep girls in school. 🔸 Our main recommendations: 1. Adopt comprehensive policies that explicitly prohibit all forms of violence in schools. 2. Implement confidential and accessible reporting mechanisms for GBV incidents. 3. Provide mandatory training for teachers and school staff on GBV. 4. Collect data and regular feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. 5. Involve parents, community, religious, and traditional leaders in awareness programs. 6. Collaborate with ministries of health, social services and justice for a holistic approach. We commend the progress made by governments and communities. For example, Sierra Leone has criminalized child marriage, and Senegal has criminalized rape. Inspired by Togo’s measures, we can also create national observatories to monitor and evaluate sexual violence. In addition, victims need access to support services, including medical care, reproductive health services and legal assistance. Youth involvement is central to these efforts. With the active involvement of young people, like Natacha Silga, our youth leader from Burkina Faso, we can all contribute to eradicating school-related gender-based violence and promote a culture of respect and equality. Together, we can make a significant difference, ensuring that all girls can complete their education and live free from violence and discrimination. #GirlsEducation #EndChildMarriage #GBV #GirlsNotBrides #PANCOGED1

✨2024 has kicked off with impactful strides to #EndChildMarriage! Dive into Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell's blog as she shares her reflections on the first half of 2024. From #CSW68 in New York and the #SkollWorldForum in Oxford to inspiring moments in Guatemala and Mozambique. These journeys highlight our collective efforts to #endchildmarriage globally and address the challenges girls face. 🔗 Read more about her reflections: https://lnkd.in/ejrDkr_8 Together, let's continue advocating for a world where every girl can fulfil her potential. #Reflections #MidYearReflections #HalfYearReview #Insights

📢 Join our upcoming webinar on addressing Child, Early, and Forced Marriages/Unions (CEFMU) in the Horn of Africa: Presenting a Literature Review of Ongoing Interventions! Learn about: 🔍 Latest trends and challenges 🌍 Focus on Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia 🤝 Key roles and coordination among actors  💡 Successful strategies and future directions When: 📅 Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 🕖 7am Mexico City / 1pm London / 3pm Nairobi / 5:30pm New Delhi Register now: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e9_aE6vV #EndChildMarriage #Webinar #HornOfAfrica #Event #Learning #Evidence

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Girls Not Brides is seeking a passionate Chair of the Board and dedicated Trustees to join us in our mission to end child marriage. Interested? Apply now! 🔗 Chair of the Board: https://lnkd.in/e5HTz9XC 🔗 Trustees: https://lnkd.in/efEdKrzc Prospectus Harjit Bola #Hiring #JobAlert #BoardRoles #JobAdverts #GenderRoles

🌍 Exciting News! The African Union is hosting its 1st Pan-African Conference on girls’ and women’s education in Addis Ababa from July 2nd-5th. This landmark event aims to address and promote educational opportunities for girls and women across Africa.   📢 Join us at our side event on Wednesday, July 3rd, from 15:00-17:00 EAT. Can't be there in person? No worries! You can also join us virtually. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eEiU2G99

#HRC56 Today, at the #HumanRightsCouncil in Geneva, we delivered a crucial oral intervention urging states to accelerate efforts to #EndChildMarriage. Girls Not Brides, GAMCOTRAP and Equality Now urge states to: 1️⃣ Support the establishment of a new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which would expand the right to #education to include at least one year of free pre-primary education, and free secondary education; 2️⃣ Adopt policy measures that increase adolescent girls’ autonomy in the household, making work a viable option; coupled with facilitating employment opportunities as an alternative to marriage; and 3️⃣ Adopt and protect, where these exist, legislative measures that outlaw child marriage and other harmful practices, including #FGM/C, including by supporting efforts to maintain the current law against FGM/C in The Gambia. It's time to take decisive steps towards protecting the rights and futures of all children.