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  Voices, Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
September 14, 2023 at 9:10 AM

September round-up: Meet India's Changemakers

No images? Click here September 2023     CHANGEMAKERS: STORIES OF GENDER JUSTICE CHAMPIONS WORKING IN INDIA TO END CHILD MARRIAGEThe Gender Leadership Programme (GLP) to end child marriage supported 27 Girls Not Brides members from acro…
  Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell, Girl Not Brides · [email protected]
August 10, 2023 at 10:40 AM

🌟My top 5 Women Deliver moments

The Voices Newsletter - Girls Not Brides ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
July 14, 2023 at 7:01 AM

Friend, where to find us at Women Deliver 2023

No images? Click here July 2023     Dear friend,   Girls' and women’s lives are compromised by being valued less because of their gender. This is exacerbated by emerging global crises, including climate change, conflict, and the effe…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
May 17, 2023 at 9:31 AM

friend, we need to go 20x faster to end child marriage by 2030

No images? Click here May 2023     Dear friend,   UNICEF, with the support of the Global Programme to end Child Marriage (GPECM), produced and painted a graffiti on the walls of a secondary school in Monapo district (Nampula provi…
  Voices, Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
April 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM

The April edition of the Voices is here 💫

Some quick trivia: what article was TIME magazine’s most read on International Women’s Day 2023 and reached over 60M people? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Voices, Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 12:28 PM

Meet some of the leaders of the movement to end child marriage

Join us in leading the movement to end child marriage. Share our leaders of the movement video on your social media channels with #IAmTheMovement to make your pledge. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Faith, Girl Not Brides · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 2:54 PM

Looking forward to 2023: Here's what the global Partnership will be doing

Plus our collective successes from 2022, resources and broadcasts ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
December 5, 2022 at 3:49 PM

Welcome to Voices, your refreshed monthly newsletter from Girls Not Brides

Designing solutions with girls, for girls ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
August 22, 2022 at 9:21 AM

We asked, you responded!

The future of the Girls Not Brides newsletter ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 4:45 PM

Changemaker, we want to hear from you

Share your views on the updates, news and information you want from Girls Not Brides. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
July 11, 2022 at 8:15 AM

“A lot of girls don’t realise they can say no.” - Soferes, Malawi

Read the latest news, updates and stories from Girls Not Brides ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
April 29, 2022 at 2:24 PM

What are the next steps for Power to Girls?

Blazing a trail at the national level to end child marriage ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 1:03 PM

“My mother had dreams”: Poetic activism to end child marriage

Kenyan poet Dorphanage on men & boys’ role in gender equality ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 10:00 AM

"I used to feel angry at myself for being born as a girl." – Kavita, Nepal

Read Kavita’s story: How Nepalese girls are breaking free from child marriage ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell · [email protected]
December 26, 2021 at 11:59 AM

Girls Not Brides mourns the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, our co-founder and global champion

No images? Click here Dear friend,Girls Not Brides is mourning the passing of its founder and champion, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.His passion and commitment put girls’ rights and lives at the centre of global conversation, and called many leaders around the world…
  Dr. Faith Mwangi-Powell · [email protected]
December 22, 2021 at 9:30 AM

End of year greetings , from Girls Not Brides

Dear friend  I want to take this moment as we come towards the end of 2021, to thank you so much for your continued support and dedication to secure a better future for girls everywhere. Despite the many challenges we have faced this year, 2021 has been a year …
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
November 19, 2021 at 12:42 PM

Friend, what will you do for girls this #16days? 🙋🏾‍♀️🌍

Take the Power to Girls Ribbon Challenge ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
October 15, 2021 at 12:41 PM

Friend, movements are built with people like you

Dear friend,It was the late American cultural anthropologist, Margaret Mead, who boldly said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”To change the world, you need to wor…
  The Girls Not Brides team · [email protected]
September 28, 2021 at 9:11 AM

It’s almost here – The Power to Girls virtual festival!

No images? Click here Dear friend,  The day is almost upon us. We are delighted to invite you to the launch of our new Power To Girls campaign at a virtual festival on Thursday 30 September. Register now  Join Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End…
  The Girls Not Brides team · [email protected]
September 15, 2021 at 1:40 PM

Friend, don’t miss the Power to Girls Virtual Festival this September

No images? Click here Dear friend,    We have some exciting news to share from Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. This September we are launching our new global campaign, Power to Girls. The campaign will call on decision makers to …
  Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell · [email protected]
July 16, 2021 at 10:57 AM

When it comes to girls’ dreams, the sky cannot be the limit

No images? Click here Dear friend,  Growing up in rural Central Kenya, my one dream was to be a doctor. I knew it was possible; all I had to do was work hard in school. Me sitting and writing this message is testament to a young girl’s dreams fulfilled. I didn’…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
June 10, 2021 at 2:27 PM

"Girls can do the same things boys can do!"

Your refreshed newsletter from Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Elvira Constantina Pablo Antonio · [email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 9:30 AM

Follow and join the conversation with Jóvenas Latidas

Dear friends,  I hope you are well. I’d like to take this opportunity to share with you the “Jóvenas Latidas campaign, created and implemented by young women leaders in Latin America to make visible the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rights of girls, a…
  Elsa Maarawi · [email protected]
August 21, 2020 at 12:16 PM

Humanitarian crises put girls at risk of child marriage

Dear friends, As the world focuses in on the lives of people affected by crises around World Humanitarian Day this week, we take the opportunity to share our updated brief on child marriage in humanitarian contexts. The risk of child marriage increases drastica…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 1:40 PM

More than a white dress: girls rise to end child marriage

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 ha…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 12:14 PM

Share your everyday activism with us this #16days

Share your everyday activism with us this #16days View this email in your browser Tanzania’s Supreme Court declares child marriage unconstitutional In a landmark ruling, Tanzania’s Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a 2016 ruling …
  Megan MacGarry · [email protected]
September 25, 2019 at 11:56 AM

It's nearly time to celebrate International Day of the Girl 🎉

It's nearly time to celebrate International Day of the Girl 🎉 View this email in your browser International Day of the Girl is fast approaching.  Friday 11 October 2019 is an important day in our calendar. It's the perfect opportunity to come togethe…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
September 23, 2019 at 4:15 PM

"I'll guide my daughter not to marry at an early age." 💛

"I'll guide my daughter not to marry at an early age." 💛 View this email in your browser The UN General Assembly Girls Not Brides is in New York for the 74th UN General Assembly (23-27 September). If you are attending or organising an…
  Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
August 6, 2019 at 4:04 PM

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

Surfer Not Bride: meet the girl who waved goodbye to early marriage 🌊 View this email in your browser 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 futur…
  Zoe, Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
July 25, 2019 at 12:22 PM

Launch your own SDG Campaign! ✨

Launch your own SDG Campaign! ✨ View this email in your browser Over 1000 activists have signed our global petition calling on world leaders to take action on child marriage. This is an important first step at focusing global attention on the issue. B…
  Zoe, Girls Not Brides · [email protected]
July 12, 2019 at 7:44 PM

You can act to end child marriage today

You can act to end child marriage today View this email in your browser Dear John, I wanted to tell you about an exciting new campaign to end child marriage across the world that we are launching today. 12 million girls are married every single year. Th…