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Why governments must address child marriage to achieve quality education for girls

Ahead of the 2018 Global Partnership for Education Financing Conference, Girls Not Brides developed a brief explaining why governments must address child marriage to achieve quality education for girls. This brief recommends four actions governments can take to address child marriage: Develop and implement gender responsive education plans which target and prioritise girls at-risk of child marriage and married girls; Invest technical and financial resources in strategies which prevent child marriage and support married girls; Track progress on the SDGs: monitor and publish married and unmarried girls’ access...

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Ahead of the 2018 Global Partnership for Education Financing Conference, Girls Not Brides developed a brief explaining why governments must address child marriage to achieve quality education for girls. This brief recommends four actions governments can take to address child marriage: Develop and implement gender responsive education plans which target and prioritise girls at-risk of child marriage and married girls; Invest technical and financial resources in strategies which prevent child marriage and support married girls; Track progress on the SDGs: monitor and publish married and unmarried girls’ access to, and engagement in, education on a national level. This will highlight progress as well as areas for improvement; Encourage, lead and champion cross-government strategies to end child marriage.

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Publication year:
2018
Language: English, French
Region: Global
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Subtheme: Child marriage
Content category: Publication
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Factsheets & briefing notes
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PDF, 2p
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