How we work to help girls at risk of child marriage in Yemen
We are very happy to report that we have protected 11 girls from forced child marriage. They are now safe, living with trustworthy families.
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Today we have set up 3 secret protection shelters for girls, in Marib, Taiz and Al Hudaydah.
This protection was carefully planned. The girls' guardians were told about every step we took to protect them. With the help of the police, the marriage contracts were annulled in court, and we began to provide the girls with special education.
Soon we will open our biggest safe shelter for girls who are victims of child marriage.
I would like to thank the guardians who listened to reason and helped us, and the trustworthy police officers all over Yemen. I also thank the Yemeni Women's Union for its outstanding support.