Dreaming of a Better Life: Child Marriage Through Adolescent Eyes

This book offers fresh evidence to inform efforts to end the practice of child marriage, an international commitment under SDG 5

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
22 February 2021
Country:
Ethiopia, India, Peru and Zambia
Document Type:
Book
Theme:
Health
First published:
3 March 2020
Authors:
Crivello, G and Mann, G

Abstract

This book offers fresh insights and evidence to inform efforts to end the practice of child marriage, an international commitment under Sustainable Development Goal 5.

The volume features short chapters covering themes such as adolescent girls바카라 사이트™ agency and roles in marital decision making, teenage motherhood, sexual and gender based-violence against children, and lessons learned from trying to influence policies and implement programmes to reduce child marriage.
Based on findings from research and intervention projects funded by Canada바카라 사이트™s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to investigate different aspects of child marriage, the chapters span rural and urban settings across Bangladesh, Cote D바카라 사이트™Ivoire, India, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, Togo and Zambia. The content is designed to appeal to national policy makers, as well as resonate with others committed to supporting and empowering marginalised children and young people everywhere.

This work is part of the Young Lives programme

Citation

Gina Crivello, Gillian Mann, 바카라 사이트śDreaming of a Better Life: Child Marriage Through Adolescent Eyes바카라 사이트ť, Young Lives, March 2020

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