End the marriage of girls

India

South Asia

End the marriage of girls

Change the future for girls

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End the marriage of girls

Change the future for girls

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South Asia

India

The Challenge

Young girls are the most vulnerable in India. 2 in every 5 marriages in India involve a child.

The state of Bihar has one of the highest rates of child marriage, where 46% of girls marry before the legal age of 18. These girls are not only denied their childhood but suffer from developmental issues due to early pregnancy. They become vulnerable to STI’s including HIV/AIDS, increased risk of domestic violence, and limited opportunities for education and employment.

When girls are empowered, they grow into empowered women who break down patriarchal structures. The effects ripples into their families and communities, promoting social justice, gender equality and economic development.

The Hunger Project works with adolescent girls in India to exercise their voice and agency, increasing their ability to change their futures, follow their dreams, and end their own hunger.

Our Impact

$5 =

enables 50 women to participate in a meeting hosted by trained women leaders, held in safe spaces at the homes of village women, to learn about critical issues affecting them and their communities, like ending the marriage of girls.

Partnership

Shop brands that support this project

gives from every sale to:

End the marriage of girls
Educate a girl
Empower a leader
Ashaalia
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End the marriage of girls
Dignity during disaster
Empower a leader
Bixby and company
gives from every sale to:

End the marriage of girls
Prevent women dying
Support homeless youth
Cadelle Leather
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Empower a leader
End the marriage of girls
Clean the sea
House Of Lacuna
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End violence against women
Keep girls in school
End the marriage of girls
Status Anxiety
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End violence against women
End the marriage of girls
Continue her education
The Messy Archive
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Bring joy to sick kids
Protect a woman
End the marriage of girls
Lou Lou Australia
gives from every sale to:

Protect a woman
Save a mother's lives
End the marriage of girls
Otopia
gives from every sale to:

Clothe the vulnerable
Keep girls in school
End the marriage of girls
Bird & Knoll
gives from every sale to:

End violence against women
Keep girls in school
End the marriage of girls
KYHA
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Prevent trafficking with education
End the marriage of girls
Clean the sea
Jonny
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Provide a safe birth
Help tiny babies survive
End the marriage of girls
Oui Babe
gives from every sale to:

Keep girls in school
Prevent trafficking with education
End the marriage of girls
The ONE
gives from every sale to:

Prevent trafficking with education
Respond to famine
End the marriage of girls
Forever Soles
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End violence against women
Support her recovery
End the marriage of girls
Bella Boheme
gives from every sale to:

Prevent trafficking with education
Help tiny babies survive
End the marriage of girls
Little Advent Boxes
gives from every sale to:

End violence against women
Keep girls in school
End the marriage of girls
Erin & Tara
gives from every sale to:

Support a child to recover
Restore the land
End the marriage of girls
The Marigold Merchant