Child Bride

Short Video: Maasai Warriors Use Cricket To Empower Youth

maaasala cricket females cover video - Francis Ole Meshame has swapped his spear for a bat. He told the BBC that cricket would be a good game for Maasai warriors, because bowling was very similar to throwing spears.

Maasai Warriors from the Laikipia region in Kenya have exchanged their spears for cricket bats and they are using cricket as a vehicle to empower youth and to target social problems in order to bring about positive change in their communities. “Concentrating on cricket [continue reading].

World: Indonesia Swims Against Tide on Child Marriage

Indonesia's Child Brides: Girls who marry at a young age are unlikely to stay in school, and more likely to live in poverty.

In recent years, one of the bright spots on women’s rights globally has been growing awareness of how harmful child marriage is — and increasing efforts by countries around the world to end it. Sadly, not in Indonesia. The Constitutional Court missed a chance last month to [continue reading].

Intern Article: Child Brides – Education Competing With Tradition

Tahani, 8, is seen with her husband Majed, 27, and her former classmate Ghada, 8, and her husband, outside their home in Hajjah, Yemen. 26 July, 2010. Photo Credit: © Stephanie Sinclair/VII/Tooyoungtowed.org

According to a report by Girls Not Brides Africa is one of the continents with the highest rate of child marriages, with Niger holding seventy-six percent and Chad holding sixty-eight percent. A long side that India has the percentage of forty child marriages. India has the [continue reading].

Iraq: UN Confirms – DAESH are Selling Girls To Fighters For Sex Slaves

The self-styled Islamic State (IS) has a printed list of prices to facilitate the slave trade of women and children captured in the group’s territory. Though rumors of such a document surfaced eight months ago, Zainab Bangura, UN special envoy on sexual violence in [continue reading].