Stolen dreams: the human tragedy of child marriage – Ryan Safiry at TEDxDeerfield
In this TEDxDeerfield talk, Ryan Safiry explores child marriage. He highlights its psychological and physical effects, and how alarmingly it persists around the world.
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About the speaker
At the time of the talk, Ryan Safiry was in his senior year of high school. He was due to start at Columbia University in September 2019.
He is the founder and president of the nonprofit organisation "Be4Cause". It promotes cancer awareness in North Africa and campaigns for child labour laws and civil rights.
In summer 2018, he was recognised in Morocco for building a playroom in a hospital for children with cancer. He also works with "Enfance Espoir", an orphanage in Morocco, where he mentors young mothers who are minors and are giving up babies born outside marriage.
He is interested in social justice and international relations. His passion for journalism led him to create a non-partisan political magazine at his school, "The Green Light". In 2018, he gave a TEDx talk in Cairo, Egypt, on stereotypes in a changing world.
He aims to keep promoting peace and understanding among all nations.
This talk was given at a TEDx event, which uses the TED conference format but is organised independently by a local community. Learn more about TEDx.