GirlForce: Unscripted and unstoppable on the road to Nairobi and beyond!   Around the world, girls are challenging gender stereotypes and breaking free from the traditional roles that society has dictated for generations. More and more are saying no to child marriage and pushing for an end to the practice. They are advocating for their right to stay in school and to live free from violence and harm. They are calli...

→ Click here to participate in the survey  Twenty-five years ago, the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) took place in Cairo, Egypt. The ICPD is regarded as one of the most significant global conferences ever held, as the ICPD Programme of Action signed by 179 countries transformed the way in which countries address population, poverty reduction and sustainable development issues – pu...

Ethiopia launched  National Roadmap on Child Marriage and FGM/C costed USD 94 million to embody Ethiopia’s effort to achieve the SDG to eliminate all harmful practices. Child marriage and FGM are the most prevalent forms of harmful traditional practices in Ethiopia and constitute the worst forms of human rights violations against women and girls with adverse impact on their health, family and social life and econom...