Tipping Point
#TakeTheMic: How the next generation of girls are speaking up to end child marriage in Mali
For International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2023, CARE is launching #TakeTheMic to amplify girls' voices globally. In Mali, a young activist name Bintou has resisted forced marriage and became a vocal community leader. By challenging social norms, she secured community agreements against further child marriages.
Read MoreBangladesh: “Girls are fighting child marriage. And they’re winning.”
Anannya dreamed of playing soccer, but as a girl in a small village in Bangladesh, she says it was “unthinkable.” CARE’s Tipping Point program has worked to support girls and their families in areas like Pirgacha, Bangladesh as they push back against harmful social norms that push adolescent girls into child marriage.
Read MoreUnlocking Girl Power: A partnership rooted in girl-led movements
Girls’ expertise in their own lives and their dynamic contributions are visibly absent from decision-making spaces that affect their lives and rights. Whether it’s their parents deciding to stop their schooling without even consulting them or going to a health post that doesn’t know how to meet their needs as teenagers, girls and young women have a lot more to say than their families, their teache
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