Gender equality
Real lives
Early marriage thwarts girls’ potential in Ethiopia
Twelve-year old Tizalem stands against the outer wall of her parents’ hut in her village in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. She is getting ready for the neighbourhood hairdresser who will be arriving shortly to braid her hair.
Bangladeshi adolescents advocate against early marriage
When Eti came to the Reading Centre in her village one afternoon, her friends noticed immediately that she was upset.
The State of the World’s Children 2007
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