Will There Ever Be An End To Child Marriage In Bangladesh?

Despite it being illegal, girls continue to be married off very young in Bangladesh (Photo Credit: UCSD)

A good proportion of girls across Bangladesh go into the bed of wedlock before reaching the age of 18, despite the practice being prohibited about eight decades ago. This is mainly due to loose intervention by the authorities to stop child marriage. The legal age for marriage is 21 for boys and 18 for girls, […]

NGO in Focus: African Initiatives – Empowering Tanzania’s Girls

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In Tanzania, there is a large disparity between boys’ and girls’ school enrollment and performance. GSDM catches up with African Initiatives, a shining example of effective solutions that empower Tanzania’s girls in the face of widespread sexual abuse and cultural preference for educating boys. Widespread gender disparity in educational attainment in Tanzania is due to a […]