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Challenging Sierra Leone's ban on pregnant schoolgirls |
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A ban on pregnant girls attending school has stopped thousands in Sierra Leone from completing their education. Two organizations have mounted a challenge to this ban, allowing girls affected by the policy to tell their stories in court. If successful, this could have a life-changing impact for girls in Sierra Leone and push countries with similar policies to follow in their footsteps. |
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Find out more from The Guardian >> |
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As violence intensifies in Sudan, children suffer |
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Since the military crackdown on peaceful protests in Sudan, conditions have become far more dangerous for the physical and emotional well-being of Sudanese children. UNICEF is implementing programs to prevent gender-based violence, provide counseling and emotional support and deliver educational materials. |
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See how UNICEF is working to protect children in Sudan >> |
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Shifting the paradigm around child marriage |
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There are nearly 800 million people alive today who were married as children. Jaha Dukureh is one of them, and she decided to take action. Jaha organized around the issue and was able to obtain a fatwa against child marriage from a delegation of five imams. A fatwa, which is a religious opinion issued by one or more Islamic legal scholars, has the power to set the tone for the future of Islamic law and civic life. |
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Read more about this important step forward in NPR >> |
