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La mini-série Vaillante, diffusée en avant-première à Niamey
Vaillante est une mini-série fictive produite par l’UNICEF explorant la question du mariage des enfants. Elle a été diffusée en avant-première à Niamey, à la veille de la journée de la Femme Nigérienne, sous le haut patronage de la Ministre de la Promotion de la femme et de la Protection de l'Enfant, au cinéma Can...
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COVID-19: a threat to progress against child marriage in Niger
The COVID-19 pandemic is profoundly affecting the everyday lives of girls: their physical and mental health, their education, and the economic circumstances of their families and communities. Changes like these increase the likelihood of child marriage, and over the next decade, up to 10 million more girls will be...
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Friends against child marriage
They were friends from childhood. They played and went to school together. The girls shared the same hobbies and gossips in town. But fate had reserved different paths for each one. In the village of Groumdji, in the Maradi region, the girls in the village know about child marriage. Most are afraid of it. Some hav...
Photo essay
‘I like the idea of getting married one day, but not yet’
Niger ‘I'm not ready to get married yet. I'm interested in the idea and I even have a suitor. But first I prefer to dedicate myself to my future and my dreams of owning my own business. I want to open a boutique where women can buy textiles and clothes.’ Azima, 15, arrived in Niger in 2019 after fleeing violence i...
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Ending child marriage is crucial for Africa’s development
Angélique Kidjo, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador delivers a statement in a video broadcasted on the occasion of the side-event of the African Union Summit organized by the First Lady of the Republic of Niger, Dr. Lalla Malika Issoufou, and the Government of Niger, with the support of the Economic Community of West Afri...
Press release
The Fashion Designer, Alphadi, lends his talents to promote child rights in Niger
NIAMEY (Niger), 5 th July 2019, - On the first day of the International Festival of African Fashion (FIMA) held in Niamey from July 4 to 6, organized on the sidelines of the African Union Summit, Alphadi surprised the audience through a social experiment whose objective is to draw attention to the issue of child m...
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Alphadi: new ‘Champion for children’s rights’ in Niger
Alphadi is pure energy. He doesn’t rest for even a second. Just two days before the opening of the 12th edition of The International Festival of African Fashion, FIMA, in Niamey, his office is a hotbed of calls, shouting, laughs, requests, and doors that open and close without stopping. He is preparing something u...
Campaign
Donate today and help UNICEF end child marriage in Niger
Ending child marriage transforms lives and enhances communities., All girls and boys have the right to a childhood where they can play, rest and be protected from harm, abuse and exploitation. But for thousands of children in Niger, childhood is cut short by marriage. UNICEF estimates that around 3 in 4 young girls were married before the age of 18, and 1 in 4 before the age of 15. When a girl is married as a…, Why UNICEF?, UNICEF has helped save...
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Music for Girls' Rights
The 30 th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child lands in Niger. UNICEF launched an artistic video with international music producer Moon Boots and vocalist Black Gatsby to join global efforts to fight against child marriage and to promote schooling for girls in Niger. All girls and boys have ...
Photo essay
Ending child marriage in Niger
With the support of the Government of The Netherlands, UNICEF works across sectors to support strategies that address child marriage, working in the development of laws and policies to strengthen systems which make enforcing child marriage prohibition more feasible. We also work with communities to address the soc...
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Ending child marriage in Niger
All girls and boys have the right to a childhood where they can play, rest and be protected from harm, abuse and exploitation. But for thousands of children in Niger, childhood is cut short by marriage. UNICEF estimates that around 3 in 4 young girls were married before the age of 18, and 1 in 4 before the age of ...
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Pioneer for Girls Rights in Niger
« I just knew I couldn’t leave my studies, » says Roumanatou. « It was a devastating time for me. » At 16 years old, Roumanatou was promised in marriage to a much older man. He worked in Niamey as a driver for one of the Ministries. « He paid a dowry of 50,000 CFA (90USD) to my parents, with the promise that he ...