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End Child Marriage

Through the #EndChildMarriage campaign, we’re standing with girls to dismantle the harmful norms that force them into child marriages and deny them their childhood.

Why now?

The world is failing girls. Globally,12 million are married before their 18th birthday every year. That’s 1 every 3 seconds. Child marriage steals girls’ childhoods and shuts down their futures.

Without accelerated action, 150 million more girls could be married by 2030.

In many communities, child marriage is still seen as normal, even necessary. But girls aren’t backing down. They’re raising their voices and leading change.

Led by girls, #EndChildMarriage is about action to amplify their voices and build a world where equality for girls leads to progress for all.

#EndChildMarriage demands for leaders

This is more than a campaign — it’s a year of action to end child marriage. Girls are leading the way, from sharing their stories, to leading projects in their communities, to demanding action from leaders.

We are standing with them and calling for governments, donors and community leaders to take urgent action to end child marriage by:

• Investing in programmes that address the harmful social beliefs, practices and expectations that drive child marriage. 
• Ensuring that married girls and girls at risk of child marriage know their rights, have access to the services they need and opportunities to build the future they choose. 
• Targeting support for the most marginalised and hardest to reach married girls, including girls living in crisis and conflict, and girls living in extreme poverty. 
• Elevating and funding the work of girl leaders and their movements to end child marriage. 
• Implementing and resourcing strong laws and policies to prevent child marriage and ensure support and justice for married girls.

What is Plan International doing to #EndChildMarriage?

We work alongside girls, communities and partners to end child marriage by tackling its root causes, transforming harmful norms and supporting girls to lead change. Through bold, locally-led action, we ensure girls have the power, knowledge and support to shape their own futures.

For more information, such as, our 2025 State of the World’s Girls Report “Let me be a child, not a wife” , short videos of girl leaders discussing child marriage and the findings from our latest report, and campaign graphics to post on your social media channels using the hashtag #EndChildMarriage, please check the link below.

Links:

• https://plan-international.org/campaigns/end-child-marriage/