15 million girls marry before the age of 18 each year – the equivalent of one every 2 seconds. If we don’t act now, more than 140 million girls will become child brides by 2020. Here are 5 ways we can stop child marriage.

1. child marriage
ways we
can stop5

2. every 2seconds
a girl becomes a child bride

3. 1
to stop child marriage, we can...
increase communities’
awareness of
children’s
rights

4. 2to stop child marriage, we can...
support girls to
get an education
and become independent

5. 3demand governments set
the legal marriage age
to 18 and
ENFORCE LAWS
to protect children
to stop child marriage, we can...

6. 4
to stop child marriage, we can...
educate families about
sexual and
reproductive
health

7. 5Take action
Spread the word
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