- Jun 18, 2011
Let's end child marriage
The Elders recently visited some promising projects in the northern part of Ethiopia to build an alliance to end child marriage.
Gro Brundtland, Graça Machel, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu helped convene a very successful meeting of more than 70 activists and experts on child marriage in Addis Ababa.
Child marriage endangers girls’ health, restricts their education, and perpetuates the cycle of poverty.
Desmond Tutu said he was “shattered” to meet women who had been married as young as eight or 10.
Have a look at a very moving photo story of the Elders’ visit to Ethiopia. Let's help put an end to child marriage.
via virgin.com
