Dear friends,
We are all living in a very different world from when we were last in touch. No one could have foreseen the wide-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic just a few short months ago, and now most people, in most countries around the world, have had to make significant changes to their daily lives.
COVID-19 is affecting everyone, particularly girls at risk of child marriage and married girls. Girls Not Brides member organisations across the world have been hard at work adapting to the crisis to ensure that no girl is left behind. We will be sharing some of their inspiring stories with you in the coming months, and hope that together we can continue working towards a safer world for all girls.
You can hear how some of our member organisations have been responding to the immediate impacts of the global health crisis [[link removed]] in our recent blog, read our brief on what COVID-19 means for work to end child marriage [[link removed]], and stay up to date with all of our COVID-19 related news, resources and online events directly on our COVID-19 hub [[link removed]].
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More than a white dress: in the midst of the Syrian crisis, girls rise to end child marriage
Photo: Thom Pierce/Girls Not Brides
"I will wear a white dress and have a home and children. I can have the nice house I used to dream about in Syria."
Ghazal was 13 when she heard about her upcoming marriage.
Her father was killed three years before in the Syrian conflict. Weeks later, Ghazal’s mother fled across the border with her four daughters to keep them safe.
As a married mother of two, Ghazal has advocated to stop her sister’s marriage. And she’s determined that her daughter Hana will not become a child bride.
Read Ghazal's story [[link removed]]
Thank you for your support and all you do in your own life to make sure that every girl has the future she dreams of. We hope you stay safe in these difficult times.
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