Dreaming of a Better Life: Child Marriage Through Adolescent Eyes
This book offers fresh evidence to inform efforts to end the practice of child marriage, an international commitment under SDG 5
Abstract
This book offers fresh insights and evidence to inform efforts to end the practice of child marriage, an international commitment under Sustainable Development Goal 5.
The volume features short chapters covering themes such as adolescent girls’ agency and roles in marital decision making, teenage motherhood, sexual and gender based-violence against children, and lessons learned from trying to influence policies and implement programmes to reduce child marriage.
Based on findings from research and intervention projects funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to investigate different aspects of child marriage, the chapters span rural and urban settings across Bangladesh, Cote D’Ivoire, India, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, Togo and Zambia. The content is designed to appeal to national policy makers, as well as resonate with others committed to supporting and empowering marginalised children and young people everywhere.
This work is part of the Young Lives programme
Citation
Gina Crivello, Gillian Mann, “Dreaming of a Better Life: Child Marriage Through Adolescent Eyes”, Young Lives, March 2020
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Dreaming of a Better Life: Child Marriage Through Adolescent Eyes