Powerpoint child marriage

child marriage was common around the world, the average life expectancy did not exceed 50 years old, so child marriage was considered an effective practice to sustain population.22 The practice began to be questioned in the 20th century, with the age of individuals first marriage increasing in many countries and most countries increasing the minimum marriage age.

CHILD MARRIAGE Children under the age of 18 live with a partner as if married Defini -tion > 280 million Before  > billion In 2050 Mali 52% Niger 76% Burkina Faso 52% Guinea 51% Chad 67% South Sudan 52% Central African Republic 68% 10 Somalia 45% Mozambique 48% CAUSE CAUSE Human rights and justice Health of adolescent mothers and infant Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1000 live births) 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 Ethiopia Indonesia 20-34 years Nigeria 15-19 years United States VIOLENCE Young women’s experience of domestic violence in India In the last months, did you husband… slap or beat you? threaten to abandon you or throw you out verbally abuse you? 10 20 30 40 50 60 Married before 18 Married at 18+ National Rural Urban 10 20 30 40 Married by age 15 50 60 Never married 70 80 90 100 Video Educate Girls and parents More labor Avoid sexual abuse, maltreatment and children trafficking Ending child marriage will help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by allowing girls and women to participate more fully in society Empowered and educated girls are better able to nourish and care for their children, leading to healthier, smaller families When girls are allowed to be girls, everybody wins THANKS FOR WATCHING ... Video Educate Girls and parents More labor Avoid sexual abuse, maltreatment and children trafficking Ending child marriage will help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by allowing girls...Children under the age of 18 live with a partner as if married Defini -tion > 280 million Before... more fully in society Empowered and educated girls are better able to nourish and care for their children, leading to healthier, smaller families When girls are allowed to be girls, everybody wins