
Reducing Child Marriage: Adapting Lessons from Malawi to Nepal
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONAlthough 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
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONWritten 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
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONWritten 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…
