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A decade of violence, poverty, insecurity, and a lack of social services in Yemen has resulted in some 1.5 million girls not in school.

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This not only blights women and girls’ future learning and employment opportunities, but exposes them to higher risks of child marriage and adolescent pregnancy, and in turn, potentially lethal health complications.

UNFPA is working with other humanitarian organizations on interventions to end child marriage in Yemen. This includes providing literary classes to girls forced to abandon their schooling due to conflict, displacement, or violence at home.

The recent termination of funding from the U.S. could close UNFPA-supported classrooms across Yemen. Please rush a donation to keep girls living through crises safe in school: [[link removed]?]

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When conflict in Yemen erupted in 2015, women like Aida Damoom , a 25-year-old teacher, saw their lives turned upside down.

At that time, Ms. Damoom was only 15 years old. Her father — the only breadwinner for their family of six — lost his job, and they were thrown into turmoil.

“I was the eldest child and became financially responsible for my family,” Ms. Damoom told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Ms. Damoom decided she wanted to invest in the girls of her community and studied to become a teacher. “What motivated me was the high levels of illiteracy among girls in the district,” she said.

As part of a UNFPA-led effort, Ms. Damoom continues to teach literacy classes for child marriage survivors in Yemen — first in her home, then in a permanent classroom as the number of students grew.

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Nearly one-third of women in Yemen are wed before the age of 18, and there is no legal minimum age for marriage.

Child marriage leads to a range of tragic outcomes: More girls die from pregnancy and childbirth complications. There are higher numbers of unintended adolescent pregnancies. Girls often have to abandon their education and their chances of finding work. Overall, their future choices, health, and well-being are vastly diminished.

“When a girl is literate, she is empowered — she doesn’t need anyone to support her,” Ms. Damoom told UNFPA.

“Many girls have gone on to work or start their own businesses and support their families, which has changed the view of parents to marrying girls off early.”

However, a severe lack of funding for UNFPA’s response in Yemen means these classrooms now face closure. In addition, 1 million women will lose access to reproductive health services, while 300,000 will no longer be able to access prevention and response services against violence.

As the conflict in Yemen continues and poverty rates soar, parents are increasingly marrying off young girls.

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