Protect girls in Yemen from child marriage and famine
In war-torn Yemen, over 65% of girls are married as children. This video from the organisation Too Young to Wed (TYTW) is about protecting young girls there from child marriage and famine.
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TYTW runs nutrition, education and clean water initiatives. It says these have provided over 100,000 meals to girls in Yemen. The aim is to keep vulnerable girls in school and safe from child marriage and other forms of gender-based violence.
According to TYTW, $15 provides a month of school breakfasts for a vulnerable girl. For some girls, the meal at school is the only meal of the day.
Food insecurity and lack of access to education are two of the main drivers of child marriage.