Surfer Not Bride: meet the girl who waved goodbye to early marriage 🌊

Surfer Not Bride: the girl who waved goodbye to early marriage

“When I’m surfing, it’s something wonderful. And if I go for the future I want, I’m going to feel even better.”

In Dominican Republic, 36% of girls are married or form informal unions before their 18th birthday. A quarter of girls will have given birth before that age.

Meet Naomi, a girl who is surfing away from early marriage and motherhood.

Third UN resolution on child, early and forced marriage

The third resolution on Child, Early, and Forced Marriage has been adopted at the 41^st Session of the Human Rights Council.

The resolution was themed around the consequences of child marriage and was co-sponsored by 77 countries.

This is an important moment as the resolution calls on UN Member States to strengthen and accelerate action to address child marriage.

If you’re interested in staying updated on how you can use this resolution in your national advocacy work, let Zoe know at [email protected]

Tell world leaders to stop stealing girls' childhoods

Don’t forget to sign our new global petition ‘Stop Stealing Her Childhood’ to urge governments to deliver on their commitments under the SDGs to end child marriage.

You can even become part of the campaign and launch your own national level petition - read our campaign toolkit to get you started.

Have you worked on budget advocacy?

Do you have experience working on budget advocacy?

Earlier this year, the Girls Not Brides Secretariat launched a a working group on Budget Advocacy to End Child Marriage.

If you're interested in joining, please email [email protected] for more information.

Surfer Not Bride: the girl who waved goodbye to early marriage

Third UN resolution on child, early and forced marriage

Tell world leaders to stop stealing girls' childhoods

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