Girls Not Brides
Child marriage affects millions of girls around the world, especially girls in the Global South. Progress is real but is not fast enough. In March 2026, at the 70th Commission on the Status of Wome...
Growing up, Lilian witnessed young women in her community not being heard and knew something had to change. Her father encouraged her to work hard to achieve her dreams and give back to her communi...
Growing up, Lilian witnessed young women in her community not being heard and knew something had to change.
Today, she champions girls’ education and leadership, believing that ending child marr...
🗣️”Let our voices be heard.”
In Malawi, Phillip invites us to imagine a world where a girl is eager to learn but unable to go to school because her family cannot afford the fees. For many girls,..
📚In Malawi, Phillip tells us that too many girls are unable to go to school because of fees. Since filming, the government announced that secondary school education will be free for students in pub..
Inspiring girls to choose their own paths ✨
Growing up, Elawati felt the weight of gender stereotypes. Girls were expected to take care of the home and were steered away from thinking about ambi...
Growing up, Elawati felt the weight of gender stereotypes. Girls were expected to take care of the home and were steered away from thinking about ambitious careers.
🌟 But she saw women who prove..
“It is time for our generation to say no to child marriage.”
📚 Zahra’s mother championed her education. For a time, she thought that was the story for all girls, until she felt the absence of her..
When Zahra felt the absence of her classmates because of marriage, she set out to challenge stereotypes and show the incredible things girls can achieve when given the opportunity. She&
Nelson grew up in Ghana with two sisters in a community where girls’ education was not prioritised. At times, he would go to school while his sisters stayed home because they lacked access to sanit...
🗣️“I wanted to be a voice for the voiceless.”
Growing up in Northern Ghana, Abigail saw how boys were encouraged to pursue education, while girls were often expected to marry. Abigail’s aunt had ..
🗨️"We must be inclusive in everything that we do." | #MovementMakers
Nelson grew up in Ghana with two sisters in a community where girls’ education was not prioritised. At times, he went to school..
🗣️ “I wanted to be a voice for the voiceless.”
Abigail’s aunt had been married young and faced many challenges, but she was determined that Abigail’s story would be different.
As Abigail studied..
After finishing university, Patricia joined a charity in rural Kenya. There, she came face to face with the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), where girls, still children, were ...
After university, Patricia witnessed girls in rural Kenya facing female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), losing their childhoods and access to education. Determined to protect girls, she is now...
“If, as men, we don't act, then we'll have failed generations of young girls.”
While working as a journalist, Bayano covered stories such as child trafficking and later became involved in gende...
💬“If, as men, we don't act, then we'll have failed generations of girls.”
As a journalist and activist, Bayano realised that the role of men was missing from the conversations around gender ine..
“I encourage girls to break barriers around them.”
Janat experienced firsthand the inequality that kept many girls from school. After her father passed away, Janat's education was not prioritise...
Janat experienced firsthand the inequality that kept many girls from school. For years, her education was not prioritised, and she didn’t start school until she was eight years old, when a charity ...
“There is still a long way to go.”
Suchitra grew up facing menstrual taboos that put girls at greater risk of dropping out of school. She began working with civil society organisations in Nepal t...