Ending child marriage in Egypt
Every year, millions of girls in developing countries marry before their 18th birthday. In Egypt, one girl in six marries before 18. This short film was published in March 2016.
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Child marriage violates human rights. It can bring a lifetime of consequences for girls and their families.
To tackle the problem, government agencies, civil society and research organisations must do more to keep girls in school and to change cultural expectations around the practice.