Reducing Child Marriage: Adapting Lessons from Malawi to Nepal

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Although Nepal and Malawi are continents apart, they both have high rates of child marriage. According to Girls Not Brides, a global network committed to ending child marriage, Malawi has the 11th highest rate of child marriage in the world,…

From Child Bride to Future Nurse

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Written by: Lusayo Banda, Knowledge Management Officer, Breakthrough ACTION At the age of 15, Maness had to bear a burden people far older than her struggle with—parenting a newborn with barely any family support. When Maness’s parents…

A Child Bride Reclaims Her Future

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Written by: Lusayo Banda, Knowledge Management Officer, Breakthrough ACTION Soon after she got pregnant, Esnart Kazembe, only 17 years old, dropped out of school. Esnart’s story is far from rare in Malawi where 42% of girls are married by…